Jan 18, 2020 | Access Controls, Applications, Attack Vectors, automation, Business, CEO, Coding, Compliance, credential stealing, Cyber breaches, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Storage, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, Internet, Patching, Radio Show, Radio_Show, safety, Security, Security Alerts, spying, Technology, Third - Party, Updates
A Lesson to Learn – If it is Connected It can Be Hacked I remember years ago at CES 2013, when this young entrepreneur scheduled an interview with me to show off a prototype for his new Ring security device. At the time, IoT was in its infancy, and this product...
Jan 18, 2020 | Applications, Best Practices, Business, Business Email Compromise, Cyber breaches, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, CyberTraining, Economic Disruption, Education, Employee Training, Employees, Employment, Exploits, Fines and Penalties, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Hacks, Insider Threat, Internet, Malware, MFA, Nationstates, Organized Crime, Phishing, Phishing, Phishing, Policies and Procedures, Radio Show, Radio_Show, scam, Security, Security, Smishing, Social Engineering, Social Media, Social Media, Social Networking, Technology, Threats, Tracking
Social Engineering Comes to the Forefront of Attacks We depend on our smart devices and use them as a primary communication tool. Studies found that young adult users send over 2000 texts per month and receive over 1800 with that volume people are less wary, and it is...
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...
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...
Jan 11, 2020 | Access Controls, Applications, Asset Management, Attack Vectors, Audit Logs, audit logs, Business, Compliance, Computers, Cyber breaches, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Assets, Data Storage, Hackers, Hacking, Incident Response, Intellectual Property Theft, Malware, Patching, Security, Security Alerts, Third - Party, Updates
Metrics Can Not Adequately Describe The Pain of Cybercrime How can you measure the effect of a cybersecurity incident on your company? Knowing the number of records involved and the costs incurred by the event, but it can not give you a complete picture because there...
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...