Third – Party | Craig Peterson | America's Leading Network Security Coach

Shadow-IT: Employees putting Business at Risk

Feb 15, 2020 | Applications, Best Practices, Business, CEO, Compliance, credential stealing, Hacking, Internet, Intricate Data Systems, Legacy Systems, Patching, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Frameworks, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Shadow-IT, Software, Software As A Service, Software Manufacturers, Technology, Third - Party, third-world, Threats, Updates

Shadow-IT: Employees putting Business at Risk There are robust computers in every employee’s possession. And they carry them everywhere. Yes, I am talking about their cellphones. On these devices, they can download 1000’s of apps. These apps allow them to create...

Extensive US Intellectual Property theft by Chinese being investigated by FBI

Feb 15, 2020 | Access Controls, Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Asset Management, Attack Vectors, Audit Logs, Business, Business Email Compromise, China, Cloud, Cloud Vendors, Compliance, Corporate Reputation, credential stealing, Cyber breaches, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Assets, Data Storage, Economic Disruption, Employees, Executives, Extortion, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Intellectual Property Theft, Internet, Intricate Data Systems, Legacy Systems, Malware, Managed Services Provider (MSP), Market Value, Nationstates, News, Patching, Phishing, Policies and Procedures, Radio Show, Regulatory Compliance, Security, Security Alerts, Smishing, Social Engineering, Technology, Third - Party, third-world, Updates, Vishing

Extensive US Intellectual Property theft by Chinese being investigated by FBI Intellectual theft is a huge problem in the US and the largest perpetrator is the Chinese government. They target military sub-contractors and sub-sub-contractors, universities,...

Do You Use Trello? Search turns up massive trove of private data

Feb 8, 2020 | Applications, Attack Vectors, Best Practices, Business, Cloud, Compliance, Cyber Liability, Data Storage, Databases, Hacking, Internet, Patching, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Software, spying, Technology, Third - Party, Third-Party, Updates

Do You Use Trello? Search turns up massive trove of private data Do you use Trello? It is an excellent collaboration platform that I use with my team. It can be an excellent tool for project collaboration. However, it must get set up correctly if you want to...

A Lesson to Learn – If it is Connected It can Be Hacked

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...

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...