by Don Fried | Nov 24, 2020 | News
Growing up, I always took Thanksgiving for granted. I never understood the true meaning of giving thanks for what I have or could have. It was a tradition I celebrated because those around me practiced it. Four years ago, this all...
by Don Fried | Oct 16, 2020 | News
By Detective (Ret.) Hunter Padgett The Problem Today, criminals are increasingly adopting new and innovative technologies or inventing new tradecraft to fund and support their nefarious activities. With technology becoming more pervasive and easier to use,...
by Don Fried | May 11, 2020 | Blue Light Events
Date: October 17-20, 2020 Ernest N. Morial Convention Center 900 Convention Center Blvd New Orleans, LA 70130 IACP Conferences The IACP Annual Conference and Exposition is the largest and most important law enforcement event of the year — more than 16,000 public...
by Don Fried | May 11, 2020 | Blue Light Events
Date and Time Saturday, October 17, 2020 7:00PM -11:00 PM PDT Location Cox Pavilion 4505 South Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-brothers-in-blue-bash-las-vegas-tickets-102267203960 On behalf of Randy Sutton and The Wounded Blue,...
by Don Fried | May 11, 2020 | Blue Light Events
Date: August 24-28, 2020 Where – Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston MA https://www.iafci.org/ac20 The New England Chapter of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI) will be hosting their Annual Training Conference & Exhibitor Show August...
by Don Fried | May 11, 2020 | Application, Network, Wireless
Conducting pen tests might seem easy enough, with the right tools and some YouTube videos. Sure, you can do the test yourself, but here’s why you shouldn’t. Pen test certifications Pen testers should have certifications that show they know what they are...
by Don Fried | May 4, 2020 | News, Social Engineering
Instances of social engineering, fraud, and hacking are rising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stimulus Check Fraud One such fraud case is related to the stimulus checks that are being sent out to citizens of the United States. The checks may be paper checks...
by Don Fried | Apr 27, 2020 | Application, Compliance, Network, News
In speaking with many of our clients, MainNerve’s staff has fielded countless questions about the type of penetration testing and approach that will be used, such as black box testing. Often, clients are uncertain of what they are needing for their business, so...
by Don Fried | Apr 3, 2020 | Related Articles
Recently, a lot of news outlets published articles on the security vulnerabilities in Zoom. With the Coronovirus forcing nearly everyone to stay home, many companies and people started using Zoom to help maintain communication. This resulted in 200 million...
by Don Fried | Mar 17, 2020 | Network
Coronavirus and Cybersecurity Attacks: What You Need to Know Coronavirus is here and cybersecurity attacks are on the rise! Here’s what you need to know about the latest scammer attacks, and how you can prevent you or...