Getting Started in InfoSec — Entry Level Guide

Many young men and woman are looking for a way into InfoSec. The toughest part is knowing where to start. We have all been there, but it’s sometimes hard to find a straight answer. The point of this post is to provide clear direction and some…

Heartbleed Vulnerability (CVE 2014–0160): How can users protect themselves?

How can users protect themselves? This is a tough question to answer due to the nature of this particular vulnerability. The flaw has actually existed in OpenSSL since version 1.0.1 which was released…

The Next-Generation SOC

Security Operations are all about having visibility, intelligence, and response. Next generation SOCs utilize these attributes, combined with actionable metrics to scale appropriately and ensure your security ops program is in line with your overall security strategy.

Rook Uncut: 3 Steps in Preventing Spear Phishing Scams

With new data breaches or information security concerns making headlines each day, we are often approached by peers, friends, family, and the media to provide insight. Rook Uncut gives you our quick and raw answers to security…

InfoSec Santa’s Holiday Gift Guide

The hackers were especially naughty this year, but our team at Rook Security wanted to make sure the nice information security pros have a happy holiday!

Enter InfoSec Santa, our new virtual Santa that has a gift idea for every security…

Rook Uncut: 6 Security Options for Small Businesses

Welcome to “Rook Uncut, “ a blog series that features common questions frequently posed to our security experts. With new data breaches or information security concerns making headlines each day, Rook is often approached by peers, friends…

Turning Lemons Into Lemonade, Breach Response-Style

There’s nothing worse than a data breach of your firm’s intellectual property (IP). Unless, of course, it’s a breach of your client’s IP. It’s a bad situation, and one which we’ve seen many times over the years as we’ve been engaged to help…