Announcements
Smartphones have become a single source for payment, work, productivity, personal health, texting, and social media. They are used for everything in our lives—from directions to new places and paying your tab to sending an email about an important work initiative. Using your smartphone as a main source of personal information presents incredible personal and […]
10.23.2019
Security
Carousel CISO Jason Albuquerque was invited to speak on a cybersecurity panel at Providence Business News to share his cybersecurity knowledge gained through real-world, real business experience. During the event, Jason shared important information about breach preparedness, saying “in the case of a breach, how can your teams react? Do they know exactly how to […]
10.11.2019
Partner
Welcome to the New Regulated Normal The tide is shifting when it comes to customer data. While organizations covered by HIPAA or FERPA are used to dealing with the security requirements that come with those laws, new general privacy laws are starting to enfold other industries. GDPR and the new California Consumer Privacy Act both […]
09.24.2019
Announcements
Carousel team members spanning across different geographies, titles, and time zones completed a comprehensive cybersecurity training program in the areas of ethical hacking and auditing to become the company’s inaugural graduating class of Cyber Warriors. As part of an ongoing commitment within Carousel to strengthen a Culture of Cybersecurity and Secure by Design philosophy, the […]
09.10.2019
Security
According to the FBI, between December 2016 and May 2018 there was a 136% increase in identified global losses related to email scams such as executive fraud—when perpetrators impersonate high-ranking executives and demand sensitive information from company employees. These losses resulted in $12.5 billion in exposures between October 2013 and May 2018 (source). With this […]
05.30.2019
Security
Not a day goes by without a phishing incident, a ransomware attack taking down a major corporate network, or a data breach compromising millions of customer records. And these are only the ones that are detected and reported by the media. We live in an “Assumption of Breach” world and as attack surfaces exponentially increase […]
05.08.2019
Security
Once you’ve assessed your needs, look past the glossy sales material and slick user interfaces to understand how well the security solutions you’re being pitched will work in the long term. Focus on gritty practical issues such as: Total cost of ownership: Given the size and skills of your staff, will you need to hire […]
04.30.2019
Thought Leadership
In the professional workforce in general, and particularly in the fields of IT and technology services, you hear a great deal about the importance of developing “soft skills” as a means of increasing one’s organizational value and accelerating career advancement. What exactly are “soft skills”? Many a definition exists but I think the simplest and […]
04.16.2019
Cloud
Serving in the IT department of Carousel means we are Carousel’s #1 customer. Because of this, we have the best talent and resources across the IT spectrum at our fingertips. As an IT department, we naturally advocate for implementing technology to increase business agility, maximize our financial investments, and strengthen our IT security platform, so […]
07.10.2018
Security
Today’s security threats are more complex than ever – and finding the right tools to combat them can seem overwhelming. In this post, we walk you through the first step towards making the right choice — assessing your own needs. In the following post, we’ll describe how to use this knowledge to compare security products […]
06.28.2018