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As we introduced in part 1 of this “word crimes” series, cybersecurity terminology is important. Cybersecurity, IT professionals and legal professionals routinely abuse the terms “policy” and “standard” as if these w… Continue reading Understanding Policies, Control Objectives, Standards, Guidelines & Procedures
Last time, I had fun speaking with Beth Cornils. She has a pretty cool job that involves testing IoT cars. This time, I spoke with Claudia Johnson. A cyber attack got her into the industry, and now she helps answer people’s questions about cybers… Continue reading Women in Information Security: Claudia Johnson
The internet is a part of our everyday life, and it is time that certain industries come on board and integrate with our daily lives. The most important industry I see should fulfill this demand is healthcare. Everywhere access to healthcare is becomin… Continue reading The Time Is Now for Sharing Medical Charts Online
In recent years, there has been a huge movement from storing data the traditional way, as the cloud has grown and become the better answer and option for companies and organizations alike. However, this has also led to a growth in cyber criminals and d… Continue reading Best Strategies for Avoiding Cloud Data Leaks
As the Internet continues to be an important part of our lives, it also becomes a more dangerous avenue for cybercrime. The risk increases as the massive online community’s use of the Internet becomes more rampant. And despite the public being aw… Continue reading Cybercrime Laws: What Internet Fraud Victims Need to Know
Last time, I had fun talking with Victoria Walberg. She really understands cloud and IoT cybersecurity. This time, I got to speak to Beth Cornils. She has a pretty cool job that involves making IoT cars safe! Kim Crawley: Hi Beth! Tell me about what yo… Continue reading Women in Information Security: Beth Cornils
In the first part of “GDPR: An IT Security View”, we discussed some core objectives, characteristics, and principles of the GDPR, which is due to take effect on 25th May 2018. In this second article, we will discuss in greater depth some of the core IT security objectives relating to GDPR. The purpose of the GDPR is […]… Read More
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Phishing is becoming a major threat vector for organizations all around the world. Phishing is the exercise of sending illegitimate emails designed to elicit a response from the end user, whether that’s clicking on a link that infects them with malware or tricking the user into volunteering information that they normally would not provide like […]… Read More
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Unless you’ve been living in Slab City or off the grid for a while, you’ve probably heard this year’s omnipresent buzzword ‘blockchain.’ But perhaps you’re a bit clueless as to what this newer technology entails. In a recent HSBC survey of 12,000 respondents in 11 countries, 80 percent of people could not explain how blockchain […]… Read More
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In part one of this two-part series, I described what we know about the September 14 attack against the drug sites on the Tor network. To review: The attack simultaneously took down 11 drug sites on the dark web, yet traffic patterns were unaffected. The site administrators indicated a problem on a public forum; and There was […]… Read More
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