Nation-State Cybecriminals and Economic Disruption

Nation-State Cybecriminals and Economic Disruption

Nation-State Cybecriminals and Economic Disruption   Nation-state cybercriminals from Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran are attacking all parts of US society. They are attacking anything and everything that will disrupt our economy. They will attack our...
Upping your Incident Response Game — New Regulations coming

Upping your Incident Response Game — New Regulations coming

Upping your Incident Response Game — New Regulations coming   If you are a business and you have data on any Massachusetts resident or do business in Massachusetts, coming in early January, there are new data collection requirements with which you will need...
Big Data, Data Brokers and Your Information

Big Data, Data Brokers and Your Information

Big Data, Data Brokers and Your Information   Big Data brokers collect our data and establish “hidden” ratings about us before selling it to those who will pay. This information is used by marketers, insurance companies, credit companies, and merchants. ...
Vulnerability in Popular Anti-Virus Program

Vulnerability in Popular Anti-Virus Program

Vulnerability in Popular Anti-Virus Program   McAfee anti-virus software has a very serious vulnerability in its code execution.  No matter what edition of McAfee software you are using because all editions are vulnerable. The vulnerability allows malware to...
Online Voting is a Disaster waiting to Happen

Online Voting is a Disaster waiting to Happen

Online Voting is a Disaster waiting to Happen   If it is connected it can be hacked.  The risk of only digital data that can not be audited is just a sure way to assure meddling and hacking of our elections. The integrity of our elections must remain paramount if...
Technology idea that started 50 years ago but we rely on today

Technology idea that started 50 years ago but we rely on today

Technology idea that started 50 years ago but we rely on today   It has taken 50 years to bring the network we know today as the internet to this point.  In October 1969 the Advanced Research Projects Agency designed a network that research investigators could...