GroupSense CEO Kurtis Minder presented at last week's Colorado Airport Operators Association (CAOA) Spring Conference in Grand Junction, CO. As part of our nation's critical infrastructure, the aviation industry is prone to ransomware and cyber attacks, just like utilities, state governments, and schools. Members of the CAOA have the opportunity to take action against ransomware in their industry by taking a few small steps.
During his presentation, Kurtis highlighted actions each person can take to make organizations more resilient:
- Use a password manager. Password managers generate unique, strong passwords that are saved in an account. This increases security on all of your accounts and makes it more difficult for hackers to crack your passwords.
- Enable multi-factor authentication. Multi-factor authentication requires a combination of confirmations to enter an account; usually something you know, like a password, and something you have, like a biometric or your cell phone. Enable this on any accounts that have the feature.
- Patch and update. Once updates are available, install them. This keeps your systems resilient to exploits and attacks.
- Participate in security trainings. We know— no one likes trainings. Taking part will help you identify phishing emails, insider threat, and more.
While that doesn't complete the list of actions you can take to protect our critical infrastructure, every action counts. If you want more tips on how to protect your data, download our guide below.
About Kurtis Minder
Kurtis Minder is the CEO and co-founder of GroupSense, a leading provider in Digital Risk solutions. Kurtis built a robust cyber reconnaissance operation protecting some of the largest enterprises and government organizations.
Kurtis has been the lead negotiator at GroupSense for ransomware response cases. He has successfully navigated and negotiated some of the largest ransomware, breach, and data extortion cases world-wide.
With over 20 years in the information security industry, Kurtis brings a unique blend of technical, sales and executive acumen.
About GroupSense
Unlike generic cyber-intelligence vendors, GroupSense uses a combination of automated and human reconnaissance to create finished intelligence that is tailored to each customer’s digital risk footprint.
This enables customers to immediately use GroupSense’s intelligence to reduce risk, without requiring any additional processing or management by overstretched security and fraud-prevention teams.
GroupSense is based in Arlington, VA., with a growing customer base that includes large enterprises, state and municipal governments, law enforcement agencies, and more.