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A report co-sponsored by Lloyd’s of London paints a chilling scenario for how a worldwide cyberattack could trigger economic losses of some $200 billion for companies and government agencies ill-equipped to deflect a very plausible ransomware att… Continue reading MY TAKE: ‘Bashe’ attack theorizes a $200 billion ransomware raid using NSA-class cyber weapons
Would you back out of a driveway without first buckling up, checking the rear view mirror and glancing behind to double check that the way is clear? Consider that most of us spend more time navigating the Internet on our laptops and smartphones than we… Continue reading MY TAKE: 3 privacy and security habits each individual has a responsibility to embrace
One profound consequence of Donald Trump’s shutdown of the federal government, now in day 33, is what a boon it is to US cyber adversaries. And moving forward, the long run ramifications are likely to be dire, indeed. Related: Welcome to the R… Continue reading MY TAKE: US cyber adversaries take cue from shutdown to accelerate malware deployment
The cybersecurity talent shortage is here to stay. With an estimated 1.5-2 million unfulfilled cybersecurity positions, organizations are coming to terms with the fact that no amount of creative hiring initiatives will rid them of the need of figuring … Continue reading GUEST POST: Six tangible ways ‘SOAR’ can help narrow the cybersecurity skills gap
The disclosure that malicious intruders hacked the computer systems of the South Korean government agency that oversees weapons and munitions acquisitions for the country’s military forces is not much of a surprise. The breach of some 30 computer… Continue reading GUEST ESSAY: Why the hack of South Korea’s weapons, munitions systems was so predictable
The heyday of traditional corporate IT networks has come and gone. In 2019, and moving ahead, look for legacy IT business networks to increasingly intersect with a new class of networks dedicated to controlling the operations of a IoT-enabled services … Continue reading Q&A: Why emerging IoT platforms require the same leading-edge security as industrial controls
Facebook was lucky when the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)—the UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest—hit the U.S. social media company with a £500,000 fine. Related: … Continue reading GUEST ESSAY: The true cost of complacency, when it comes to protecting data, content
The United States Intelligence Community, or IC, is a federation of 16 separate U.S. intelligence agencies, plus a 17th administrative office. The IC gathers, stores and processes large amounts of data, from a variety of sources, in order to prov… Continue reading GUEST ESSAY: 5 security steps all companies should adopt from the Intelligence Community
The healthcare industry has poured vast resources into cybersecurity since 2015, when a surge of major breaches began. While the nature of these breaches has evolved over the last four years, the growth in total healthcare incidents has unfortuna… Continue reading GUEST ESSAY: Atrium Health data breach highlights lingering third-party exposures
I have a Yahoo email account, I’ve shopped at Home Depot and Target, my father was in the military and had a security clearance, which included a dossier on his family, archived at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, I’ve had insurance… Continue reading MY TAKE: Massive Marriott breach continues seemingly endless run of successful hacks