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title: NetWorks Group Blog | Scot Armstrong
description: Scot Armstrong is a business development manager at NetWorks Group. He help customers align their IT Security Policy, Process and Technology to support business goals.
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# NetWorks Group Blog
## Scot Armstrong
Scot Armstrong is a business development manager at NetWorks Group. He help customers align their IT Security Policy, Process and Technology to support business goals.
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## [The Dangers of PCI-Only Pen Tests](https://email.networksgroup.com/the-dangers-of-pci-only-pen-tests)
Posted by [Scot Armstrong](https://email.networksgroup.com/author/scot-armstrong) on Apr 17, 2018 11:09:04 AM
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## The Dangers of PCI-Only Pen Tests
In my 11 years of helping customers pen test their network, oftentimes I have seen that companies choose to test only the bare minimum. I understand that companies have a need to satisfy some compliance like PCI or reassure customers and security budgets can be tight. However, why not get more value out of your pen test?
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Topics: [Penetration Testing](https://email.networksgroup.com/topic/penetration-testing), [Threat Management](https://email.networksgroup.com/topic/threat-management)
## [Do You Trust Your CEO’s Email?](https://email.networksgroup.com/do-you-trust-your-ceos-email)
Posted by [Scot Armstrong](https://email.networksgroup.com/author/scot-armstrong) on Mar 8, 2018 10:08:58 AM
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If you received an email from your company CEO asking you to perform a task or pay a vendor, would you proceed without question or would you verify? “It’s an email from the CEO, I have to do this” you might think. You might be better off verifying that request if it involves money or confidential information.
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Topics: [Ethical Hacking](https://email.networksgroup.com/topic/ethical-hacking), [Penetration Testing](https://email.networksgroup.com/topic/penetration-testing)
## [Healthcare vs. Hackers: Nobody has Died (Yet)](https://email.networksgroup.com/healthcare-vs.-hackers-nobody-has-died-yet)
Posted by [Scot Armstrong](https://email.networksgroup.com/author/scot-armstrong) on Aug 16, 2017 10:11:20 AM
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A few years back I had a lunch meeting with two IT Security veterans. One remarked, “There’s been no Pearl Harbor or 9/11 in cyber security. Nobody has ever died because of hacking.” If there was, there would have been a “rallying cry” or a massive response.
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