Cybersecurity
Webinar: Risk Management Approach to Cyber Insecurity
Join us August 23rd at 11:00am ET as we present A Risk Management Approach to Cyber Insecurity. We’re excited to be part of the webinar series on Cybersecurity Risk Management hosted by our …
Two from TalaTek attend 2015 TakeDownCon.
The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) and EC-Council, a world leader in IT Security Certification and Training, held a 2015 Capital Region TakeDownCon training and conference, June 1 and 2.
TalaTek Security Analysts Joshua Grove and Brian Thiellen attended the two-day EC-Council Foundation event, which provided a forum for researchers to display cutting-edge techniques of attack and methods for defense.
TalaTek, LLC Becomes FedRAMP 3PAO Accredited.
February 15, 2015, Oakton, VA – On February 11, 2015, TalaTek, LLC, a woman-owned small business (WOSB), providing specialized managed-services in risk management, security and compliance, became an accredited FedRAMP Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO).
TalaTek attends 12th Annual Qualys Security Conference.
On October 16th and 17th, 2014 TalaTek attended the 12th annual Qualys Security Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference connected customers with Qualys engineers and leading industry experts. In addition, Qualys architects unveiled many new groundbreaking technologies which they are building into their Unified Cloud Security and Compliance Platform.
Baan Alsinawi, TalaTek founder and president, featured presenter at ISACA Governance, Risk and Compliance conference.
On October 21, 2014, ISACA held an all-day conference on Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) in Arlington, VA. The conference was created to provide CIOs, risk-management groups, system administrators, and security and audit professionals the opportunity to explore and discuss new trends, perspectives, solutions and leading practices.
Inaugural Internship Program Member Becomes Full-Time Team Member.
TalaTek’s inaugural Internship Program member becomes a full-time team member.
Brian Thiellen is the first Junior Information Assurance Consultant to join the TalaTek team after completing the TalaTek Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) Internship Program.
TalaTek adds another Certified Ethical Hacker to its team.
On August 23rd, Johann Dettweiler earned the “Certified Ethical Hacker” certification, offered by EC-Council. The certification is awarded to Information Security professionals who complete training in learning how to identify and defend against the latest cyber-criminal hacking threats.
TalaTek adds Licensed Penetration Tester Certification
On January 15, 2014, TalaTek’s Senior Information Assurance Consultant, Joshua Grove, was awarded the credential of Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT) from EC-Council. EC-Council’s LPT program provides those seeking the accreditation the opportunity to practice their skills so that they are fully able to function as a licensed penetration tester.
TalaTek attends “P0WNAG3” Cyber Security Summit: “Threat Intelligence Analysis Techniques and Capabilities.”
On November 6, 2013, TalaTek attended the all-day “P0WNAG3”Cyber Security Summit in Greenbelt, MD, presented by TrainAce. The summit title was “Threat Intelligence Analysis Techniques and Capabilities” and its focus was threat intelligence and mobile application hacking.
MACHA Training – Mitigating Risks at Financial Institutions
On April 4, 2013, TalaTek attended the MACHA (Mid-Atlantic Clearing House Association) training on Account Takeover and Cyber Crime.
The full-day program was designed to assist financial institutions in mitigating their risks from account takeovers.
TalaTek’s Continuing Education Program: Penetration Testing
Joshua Grove, Senior Information Assurance Consultant and Project Manager, earned EC Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA) certification while attending an ECSA boot camp at the Academy of Computer Education (ACE) in Greenbelt, Maryland.
To Achieve President Obama’s Proposed Cut in Federal IT Spending – While Strengthening InfoSec – the Answer Lies in the Cloud.
A recent GovInfoSecurity.com article indicated that President Obama’s election-year budget calls for the strengthening of government cybersecurity while reducing overall information technology spending by more than a half-billion dollars. The administrations’ budget,...






