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Big Tech Stomps All Over Small Businesses

Jan 25, 2020 | Advertising, Amazon, Apple, Big Tech, Business, Copyright, Financial, Google, Internet, Legal, M&A, Marketing, Marketing Manipulation, Microsoft, Microsoft, R&D, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Technology

Big Tech Stomps All Over Small Businesses Are small tech companies being squeezed by tech giants? You bet and it has happened numerous times. Sometimes they announce a big product or service, never planning to ever bring it to market. They drive excitement for their...

Updates, Patches and Hackers Oh My!

Jan 18, 2020 | Anti-Virus, Applications, Applications, Attack Vectors, Audit Logs, Backup, Best Practices, browsers, Business, Business Email Compromise, Compliance, credential stealing, Cyber breaches, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data, Data Assets, Data Storage, Email, Employees, Employees, Fines and Penalties, Firefox, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, Hacking, Intellectual Property Theft, Internet, Legacy, Legacy Systems, Liability, Malware, Malware, Nationstates, Networking, Passwords, Patches, Patching, Phishing, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Ransomware, Ransomware Attack, safety, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Signature-Based, Software, Technology, Third - Party, Updates, Updates, VPN, Vulnerabilities, Zero-Day

Updates, Patches and Hackers Oh My! Most data breaches ard due to hackers exploiting known vulnerabilities. I know, I hear it all the time – patching takes time, and it can indeed be risky, especially if you have any legacy hardware or software in your network...

Cyber War isn’t Coming It is already Here!

Jan 18, 2020 | Applications, Attack Vectors, Audit Logs, Business, Cloud, Compliance, Computers, credentials, Cyber breaches, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Assets, Economic Disruption, Employees, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, Intellectual Property Theft, Internet, Iran, Nationstates, Passwords, Patching, Phishing, Radio_Show, safety, Security, Security Alerts, spying, Technology, Third - Party, third-world, Updates, Updates, Vulnerabilities, Wiper Malware

Cyber War isn’t Coming It is already Here! Wars today are less likely to be kinetic, and it is safe to assume that the primary mode of retaliation from Iran will be a cyber attack. Iran wants to bring down the U.S., and the fastest way to do that is to damage us...

How Mature is Your Insider Threat Intelligence?

Jan 11, 2020 | Access Controls, Amazon, Apple, Asset Management, Attack Vectors, audit logs, Backup, Big Tech, Business, Computers, Cyber breaches, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data, Data Assets, data sharing, Data Storage, Employee Training, Employment, Encryption, Fines and Penalties, Google, Hacking, Incident Response, industrial espionage, Insider Threat, Internet, Jobs, Legal, Liability, Malware, Malware, Microsoft, Monitoring, Networking, predictive algorithms, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Ransomware, Security, Software As A Service, Surveillance, Technology, Zero-Day

How Mature is Your Insider Threat Intelligence? Are insiders a threat to your business? How would you know? Today it is necessary for companies to establish a robust insider threat program that can detect employee-created risk and respond accordingly but keeping...

Hackers Preying on Old and Decrepit Technology

Jan 11, 2020 | Anti-Virus, Applications, Attack Vectors, Best Practices, Business, Computers, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data, Hackers, Hacking, Incident Response, Internet, Legacy, Legacy Systems, Malware, Passwords, Patches, Policies and Procedures, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Security, Security, Security Assessments, Software, Technology, Updates, Vulnerabilities, Zero-Day

Hackers Preying on Old and Decrepit Technology 1042-02 Cybercriminals will innovate when necessary. However, more likely, like any successful enterprise, they will harvest any low-hanging fruit when and wherever they can find it. For those of us with unpatched older...

Nebulous Budget and Security Concerns Affecting Cloudy Decisions

Jan 11, 2020 | Amazon, Applications, Asset Management, Attack Vectors, Big Tech, Business, Cloud, Compliance, Cyber Liability, Cybersecurity, Data Assets, Encryption, Fines and Penalties, Google, Governance, Incident Response, Microsoft, Patching, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security Alerts, Technology, Third - Party, Updates

Nebulous Budget and Security Concerns Affecting Cloudy Decisions Everyone is talking about “the cloud,” and many of the more prominent forecasting firms are saying that the revenue from this technology will exceed 350 billion in the next three years....