Robert Felps, Author at Third Rock

Is Your Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Valid?

by Robert Felps | Apr 6, 2018 | Compliance & Security

We’re often told, “I’ve done a security risk assessment,” or “We had one of those done by a company.” When we ask if they have 1) an SRA report, 2) a risk management plan with prioritized corrective actions, 3) a disaster recovery...

HIMSS 2018 – Take Aways

by Robert Felps | Mar 23, 2018 | Compliance & Security

I attended the national HIMSS 2018 conference in Las Vegas a few weeks ago. 43,000+ roaming loose in Vegas, primarily in a few hotels and the Sands Expo Center. It was mayhem. I attended the Cyber Security Symposium all day Monday. Six sessions focused on cyber...

An alternative approach to the cyber security talent shortage

by Robert Felps | Mar 6, 2018 | Cyber Security

Our CEO would contend there is an alternative approach to the cyber security talent shortage. Most breaches occur because computer systems are easy to breach and people make mistakes. Compare the number of breaches based on operating systems. Linux and UNIX...

Cyber Hygiene: Are your systems hardened?

by Robert Felps | Feb 8, 2018 | Cybersecurity

Third Rock performs Risk Assessments (Security Risk Analysis) for very small firms to large organizations in healthcare, technical, financial, insurance, oil and gas, and other industries. We know the focus of the assessment needs to be security; therefore, we run an...

Cybersecurity and The Endless List of Compliance

by Robert Felps | Jan 30, 2018 | Compliance & Security

I recently wrote about insurance companies raising the bar on business to protect their valuable data to acquire cyber liability insurance. But, it’s not just insurance companies that are raising the bar. Governments around the globe are now requiring all types...

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