Category: Cybersecurity

Posts about NH cybersecurity news, updates and perspectives from Mainstay Technologies.

New Cybersecurity Certification Required of Defense Contractors in 2020

Time to ring in the New Year with a new acronym – CMMC. These four letters stand for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and establish cybersecurity standards and best practices for companies nationwide.

Women in technology: Promoting cybersecurity careers to “TechGirls” in New Hampshire

We caught up with Paige Yeater, TechWomen Ambassador and Mainstay’s Information Security Program Director, to learn more about the NH Tech Alliance’s TechWomen Ambassadors Week and her experience teaching young women (and some men) about careers in technology.

When it comes to cybersecurity, knowledge is power for any business

Planning ahead is essential in order to mitigate risk, and damage For centuries, people and businesses have been protecting information that they didn’t want others to have. Whether they kept it in a safe, hid it in the walls of buildings or protected it with some kind of code or cipher, the idea of keeping� Read More »

New Hampshire Governor signs new Insurance Data Security Law (SB194)

As we all know, security threats are multiplying. Also multiplying: Laws relating to cybersecurity responsibilities. Organizations big and small are impacted by them. Here in New Hampshire, the latest is Senate Bill 194-FN (SB194). Governor Sununu signed it into law in August. It requires insurance companies or “Licensees” in New Hampshire to implement information security� Read More »

Scarier than Halloween: the Internet of Things

October is Cybersecurity Month, and what’s scarier than the scariest night of the year? A security breach! Many businesses never recover from a data security breach due to the expense and hit to their reputations.

New cybersecurity tax scam hits New Hampshire during tax time

Jason Golden, CISO and head of cybersecurity at Mainstay Technologies, tells you how to thwart hackers and stay vigilant to protect against a cybersecurity tax scam this tax season.

Achieve Cybersecurity peace of mind with a Risk Assessment

Every time a new cybersecurity attack makes headlines, a new series of articles comes out stressing the need for any number of security solutions – ranging from basic user training to high-end penetration testing. However, what’s necessary is not a shotgun approach, but a holistic assessment of the gaps your business has, the potential impact of those gaps, and a clear plan for how to close them and mitigate risk.

Extra funds from 2017? Invest in these 3 tech improvements

Here are the three most crucial 2018 tech improvements recommended by Mainstay Technologies, award-winning IT services and cybersecurity in New Hampshire.

Government manufacturers: Don’t miss this compliance deadline

December 31 is a major manufacturer data security compliance deadline. If your company is a link in the government supply chain, NIST 800-171 compliance is required.

How three New Hampshire organizations got hacked

There’s no shortage of coverage out there about large-scale cybersecurity breaches; one only has to look to today’s headlines to see the latest charges facing Equifax, or the far-reaching implications of recent hacks to Target, Home Depot or Yahoo! What we hear about less, though, are the local firms and New Hampshire organizations whose businesses may be just as vulnerable as these industry leaders.