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CISA Warning

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Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February of 2022, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) organization, has issued numerous warnings about Russian cyberattacks. The Russian cyberattacks have threatened the U.S. Critical Infrastructure(https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa22-011a), malware has hit Ukraine (https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa22-057a), Russian State actors gain access to MFA (https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa22-074a), and most recently a warning of threats to the U.S. and international satellite communications (SATCOM) networks.

CISA even started to organize and publish a Russian Malicious Cyber activity report (https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/russia) in a concise historical linked format.

These warnings from CISA are meant to bring awareness and help businesses prepare for potential risks. Businesses need to elevate their awareness and preparations for cyberattacks, especially from Russia, per these warnings. Just over the past few years, so many organizations have seen their threats increase by over 600%, due to COVID-19. Now we see an additional multiplier in these threats as Russia escalates and expands their war on Ukraine. Our global economy is suffering from these efforts and businesses need to do all they can to protect themselves from falling victim to these attacks.

ACSM has been helping businesses protect their assets and improve their security and privacy posture since 2006. Our skilled team can help your business understand its cyber weaknesses and potential threats as well as improve your security, privacy, and compliance postures. Our services include penetration testing, maturity assessments, cyber security and privacy implementation assistance, CISO-as-a-Service, and DPO-as-a-Service, to mention a few.

To learn more about how ACSM can help support your cyber defense needs, please use our contact page https://www.americancsm.com/contact-us/ and schedule a free consultation call today.

American Cyber Security Management is a leader in data privacy, cybersecurity, and Compliance. Our mission is to help enterprises protect their data from internal and external threats. We offer on-demand assessment, implementation, and sustainability services that focus on Privacy and Cybersecurity readiness and compliance, risk reduction, and mitigation.    https://www.americancsm.com

ACSM Water Plant Risks

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The Blue Plains water treatment plant, which serves Washington, D.C. (Reis Thebault/The Washington Post)

It was written this week by Joseph Marks, Reporter for The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter, that U.S. municipalities need to remain in a heightened sense of awareness against cyber attacks. The article referenced the 2021 breach of Oldsmar Florida and recent interviews with senior administration officials. It quoted them as saying “There is absolutely inadequate cyber resilience across the water sector. … The threshold of resilience is not what it needs to be to meet threats today,” and that with these highly vulnerable systems the hackers could contaminate the drinking water of 10’s to 100’s of thousands of U.S. citizens. You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/27/administration-wants-prevent-an-attack-water-supplies/

American Cyber Security Management has direct experience in assessing and remediating IT and OT networks, and specifically those that are responsible for water treatment and distribution. Our approach to assessing these network vulnerabilities allows us to give the managers of municipalities insights and specific step-by-step recommendations for reducing risks and addressing the found vulnerabilities. To learn more about how ACSM can help your town or city, please use our contact page https://www.americancsm.com/contact-us/ and schedule a free discovery call today.

American Cyber Security Management is a leader in data privacy, cybersecurity, and Compliance. Our mission is to help enterprises protect their data from internal and external threats. We offer on-demand assessment, implementation, and sustainability services that focus on Privacy and Cybersecurity readiness and compliance, risk reduction, and mitigation.    https://www.americancsm.com

Privacy Connect Webinar

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Join your local PrivacyConnect community chapter meeting – a free, online network event led by local Chapter Chairs. Chapter meetings will focus on the latest privacy regulatory developments, including CCPA, CPRA, Schrems II, and LGPD, and feature panels from local privacy professionals to discuss operational best practices.

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ACSM, Armor and Spencer Fane LLP Webinar

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Cyberattacks are on the rise and dominating the headlines these days. We’ve seen from the sidelines the consequences and costs incurred by companies fending off these breaches, and it makes us wonder: what should I do in the event of a cyberattack? Am I prepared to defend myself against a successful attack from malicious hackers?Join us at Armor and hear from a panel of cybersecurity, compliance, and legal experts as they discuss what to do in the event of a breach. They will share real-world insights on the true cost of a breach and walk you through incident response and remediation tactics you can use to limit the impact on your business.Key takeaways include:Real-world examples of cybersecurity incidents from expertsAn understanding of outcomes of a breachActionable steps on how to defend against cyberattacksJoin us for the chance to win one of fifty $25 GrubHub Gift Cards.

Webinar: You Got Hacked, Now What?
When: Wednesday, June 23 at 1 p.m. ET
*Armor is an (ISC)2 submitter. Attend to earn CPE credits!
Featured SpeakersCarlin Dornbusch, President & CISSP American Cyber Security Management
Carlin Dornbusch is an innovative leader in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy. His company, American Cyber Security Management, brings proven methods, best-in-class tools, and deep knowledge of data privacy and security standards to every client engagement. ACSM excels at creating custom privacy and security programs to meet the demands of modern threats and emerging compliance. Carlin serves as an IAPP Denver KnowledgeNet CoChair, ISSA Denver Special Interest Group leader, and an active member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). Carlin also holds an active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certificate from ISC2.
Shawn Tuma, Co-Chair, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice Group Spencer Fane LLP
Shawn Tuma is an attorney internationally recognized in cybersecurity, computer fraud and data privacy law, areas in which he has practiced for over two decades. He is Co-Chair of Spencer Fane’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Group where he regularly serves as cybersecurity and privacy counsel advising a wide variety of businesses ranging from small and mid-sized companies to Fortune 100 enterprises, across the United States and globally in dealing with cybersecurity, data privacy, data breach and incident response, regulatory compliance, computer fraud related legal issues, and cyber-related litigation. He is frequently sought out and hired by other lawyers and law firms to advise them when these issues arise in cases for their own clients.
Joone Nijjar, Product Manager Armor
Joone Nijjar is a Product Manager, responsible for market insights and research at Armor. He works with product development to design solutions to thwart threat actors and address customer security challenges. Joone brings 7+ years of cybersecurity experience to his role. Prior to joining Armor, Joone was an Enterprise Account Executive working with mid-market and enterprise organizations to identify cybersecurity gaps, meet compliance requirements and solve complex problems to meet business objectives.
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Earn CPE CreditsThis webinar is approved and endorsed by (ISC)2 and CPE credits will automatically be credited to your member account within 4-6 weeks. Based on our ongoing relationship supporting (ISC)2, we are able to provide this convenience as a service to you.

ACSM Speaks at ISSA Denver

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Carlin Dornbusch, President of AmericanCSM.com will be speaking at the ISSA Denver Digital Forensics and Incident Response Special Interest group on March 24, 2021. Come hear about his observations and analysis of the East Troublesome Fire that struck Colorado in 2020, and was the state’s second largest forest fire. This introspection is designed to help draw parallels to our modern day cybersecurity Incident Management programs and increase our awareness of the team needs and supporting business processes.

You can register for this event here: https://www.denverissa.org/events “Don’t Let your Incident become a Forest Fire”

American Cyber Security Management is a leader in data privacy, cybersecurity, and secure DevOps. Our mission is to help enterprises protect their data from internal and external threats. We offer on-demand assessment, implementation, and sustainability services that focus on GDPR/CCPA/CPRA readiness and compliance, risk reduction and mitigation, and application reliability, integrity, and security.    https://www.americancsm.com