Collaborate Disseminate
I’ve seen scenarios in which organizations don’t invest enough in cybersecurity, are short-handed, and thus have a difficult time meeting the policy requirements defined within their Security Programs. I would assume that many companies do… Continue reading Measuring the Risk of Not Managing Risk
My mother’s neighbor installed a strange-looking device. They don’t get along well, so she can’t just ask what it is.
What is it? Could it be a camera with microphone?
Continue reading Identify the device at the neighbor’s window [closed]
It is a sad reflection on the times, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish among true and false “facts,” accurate and misleading interpretations, and personal and politically-expedient beliefs. In my November 11, 2019 Blo… Continue reading Truth, Trust and Cybersecurity Risk
Where do we stand with the management of cybersecurity risk? Answer … Not in a good place. This position was further augmented upon reading an article in the January 23, 2020 Washington Post by Anna Fifield with the title “Wuhan quarantine … Continue reading Cybersecurity Risk Management … Beyond the “Golden Period”
Is there any evidence or research into the likelihood, as well as damage, via vulnerabilities in previous versions compared to following iterations of software?
For example, with every software version, there is the likelihood of new sec… Continue reading Upgrading Software Version: risk of an unknown vs known vulnerabilities
more of a philosophical question, suppose there is one behavior which allows an attacker to do something with high impact but by itself cannot be used to cause that impact. For example, internet accessible admin portal which even though st… Continue reading Risk of web admin portal without extra authentication steps
This is with regards to a Netcat based script running on a Debian based distribution, specifically the Proxmox hypervisor (see here if unknown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxmox_Virtual_Environment)
I would need to run a… Continue reading Netcat on Debian Security advice please nc -(dknl) [closed]
I have to consider the security risks for a company who:
has offices all around the globe and
its servers on-premises
I have thought the following so far and I would like to listen to your input as well:
For #1:
Regul… Continue reading Security risks for business overseas and servers on premises
I’ve worked for a variety of technologies companies. In working for startups I’ve noticed a wide variety of opinions about whether sharing calendars is a security risk. I can imagine that it would be bad if someone learned … Continue reading What are the risks from letting users share their own calendars?
I’m curious whether there are standards or recommended best practices to protect network equipment that has to be left unattended and outside (of a secure data-center environment) for example for scientific research?
The as… Continue reading How to protect network equipment in public spaces?