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Will Email Best Practices Decide the Presidential Election?

November 04, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

This year’s election cycle has put a HUGE spotlight on email. From Hillary’s ongoing email saga and FBI Director Comey’s late “October Surprise” to the alleged Russian hacking and leaking of Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails, the general public is now aware of just how easy it is for one’s email content to be used against oneself.

Deciphering Large File Sharing, Sending, Storage (Part 1)

October 26, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

As many know, email is not naturally well suited for sending file attachments of more than ten megabytes. One can never be sure if the recipient’s system will accept very large attachment transmissions.

Sec Reg A+: The Industry Now Has A Level of Comfort with New Financing Tools

October 10, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

While Title IV of The Jobs Act (Reg A+), the amended and expanded securities regulation, changed in mid-2015, organizations have been slow to change their processes until there was a clear understanding of how to use these new funding tools and stay in compliance.

Your Childhood Best Friend and The Yahoo Hack

September 29, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Who was your childhood best friend? While the recent Yahoo hack garnered headlines for a variety of reasons (even though the hack is reported to have occurred years ago), what may turn out to have more of a lasting impact on your cybersecurity is the compromising of the security questions and answers that websites use to verify […]

SEC Whistleblower Suits: Lawyers Are Cashing In

September 16, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Lawyers are collecting millions in contingency fees from whistleblower lawsuits. The SEC Whistleblower Program has awarded over $107 million to 33 individuals in the last five years.  As the penalties grow and the SEC collects more funds, whistleblower staff and resources also grow.

Self-Driving Cars — Accelerating into an Uncertain Future

September 12, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Just a decade ago, self-driving cars were relegated to science fiction and the dreams of a handful of technologists. Today, self-driving cars are already on the roads. Uber is using them to pick up passengers in Pittsburgh. Self-driving features are built into the latest models of Mercedes, BMW, and of course, Tesla – although these […]

Tips for Staying Cyber Safe on The Road

August 26, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Next week marks the last official week of summer vacation. It is likely also the beginning of your “back to work” business travel. Business travellers should note these specific precautions when conducting business transactions from the road, especially if you are likely to be more focused on the speed of getting things done rather than […]

Shadow Brokers Release NSA Hacking Tools to The Public

August 18, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

A hacking group called Shadow Brokers has reportedly stolen powerful hacking tools from the Equation Group, a hacking group believed to be NSA-backed and responsible for many of the largest state-level hacks in history. On Saturday, Shadow Brokers released a subset of these tools to the public, which several former employees of the NSA’s hacking division, known as […]

Preventing An “Assange October Surprise”

August 11, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Does your news feed closely resemble the plot of a Russian spy novel? It certainly might if you’ve been following the recent drama and mudslinging between the Democrats, the Russian government, the FBI, and the CIA, following the public release of private DNC emails. And that’s before the warnings of an “October Surprise” promised by […]

DNC Leak: Russian Hackers or Inside Job?

July 26, 2016 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

…and does it change the result? Who is responsible for the recent Democratic National Committee (“DNC”) hack and resulting emails published on WikiLeaks? Russian hackers are suspected and the FBI is investigating, but Russia adamantly denies involvement. The hackers could be from the same group who stole DNC’s oppositional research about Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump in […]