Security Vitals will be collaborating with Merit Network, Inc.’s cyber range to conduct product reviews for SC Magazine Pontiac, MI – Security Vitals has been awarded a new contract with Haymarket Media, publisher of SC Magazine. After an extensive search and review process, Haymarket Media selected Security Vitals as the firm to conduct SC Magazine...Read More

Welcome to part 1 of our 3 part series which dives into complicated relationship between security and compliance. There are many misconceptions about information security’s relation to compliance. Compliance does not equal a sophisticated information security system, nor does having a sophisticated security posture mean you are 100% compliant with a regulation or industry standard...Read More

Last month, a Wi-Fi vulnerability called the KRACK Attack was brought to the surface that potentially affects billions of devices. Now this month, Intel announced a security alert for their processor platforms that could possibly affect millions of devices. How bad is it? Intel’s Management firmware on many recent PC, server, and Internet-of-Things are vulnerable...Read More

Last month in October, security researchers announced perhaps one of the biggest vulnerabilities discovered in the past decade.  Say hello to the KRACK vulnerability, which is the clever acronym for what’s known as the Key Reinstallation Attack. KRACK likely affects billions of home and enterprise Wi-Fi devices around the world and is all because of...Read More

    A letter regarding the NIST 800-171 compliance deadline from the Director, Defense Pricing/Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, in collaboration with the DoD Chief Information Officer and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Systems Engineering, has developed the enclosed guidance for acquisition personnel in anticipation of this December 31, 2017 implementation deadline.  Read More

Pontiac, MI – Security Vitals is one of the newest clients of the Macomb OU-Incubator as a recent award recipient of a grant from the Business Accelerator Fund (BAF). BAF awards are an initiative of the State of Michigan’s 21st Century Jobs Fund Program and are distributed by the Michigan Small Business Development Center through...Read More

Business objectives provide the foundational element for planning, managing, and growing an organization.  When we think about business objectives it’s very easy to focus on the obvious elements like supply chain. For organizations that make cars, designers start the process, which is followed by a complex blend of resources including parts suppliers, assembly line workers,...Read More

Healthcare providers face rigorous challenges when it comes to delivering quality patient care.  Aging patient segments, evolving insurance regulations, and increasing security requirements are just a few of the variables contributing to these challenges.   Until recently, protecting medical devices was not on the list of items to address. Things have changed.   The rapid evolution of...Read More

Ransomware by definition is a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid. Although this form of cyber threat has been around for years, the healthcare industry has experienced a well-publicized surge of ransomware attacks. We live in a data-driven world. Ransomware is a...Read More