Sharp Increase in Exposed Records by Third-Party Applications

Sharp Increase in Exposed Records by Third-Party Applications

Sharp Increase in Exposed Records by Third-Party Applications Businesses are finding themselves at severe risk from Third-party applications and services.  Vetting of these services and restrictions on what data they can access is the primary reason.  Cybercriminals...
Shadow-IT: Employees putting Business at Risk

Shadow-IT: Employees putting Business at Risk

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

Extensive US Intellectual Property theft by Chinese being investigated by FBI

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

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

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

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!

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...