When it comes to evaluating technology in preparation for a potential disaster or cyber security incident, IT and security departments typically conduct multiple tests, playing out different scenarios to see how applications, systems, devices, and interfaces will respond in the event of an outage or attack. In business continuity, emergency management, or disaster recovery planning… Read More
Business email compromise (BEC) attacks are on the upswing. Cyber crime caused $3.5 billion in losses in the U.S. in 2019, with BEC attacks accounting for nearly half of that, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report. New findings from email security firm Agari released this week revealed an emerging group of cyber criminals masquerading… Read More
The Marriott Starwood data breach has potentially exposed details of up to 500 million customers, which would place it well above the Experian breach of 2017 (143 million records) and the Anthem breach of 2015 (78.7 million records). Hackers are said to have copied and encrypted information after gaining access to data. That information included personal… Read More
Leading up to the May 25 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance deadline, many of us saw these subject lines flood our inbox: “Please confirm your subscription,” “Last chance to stay on our list,” and “Do you still want to receive our emails?” Even organizations not directly impacted by GDPR compliance had to keep their heads… Read More
It was the fall of 2016, and I winced at the title of the article: “Is YOUR Organization Ready for GDPR?” I thought to myself, what was GDPR again? It sounded like a device used on CSI to lift fingerprints from a moving ceiling fan. Turned out the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was a new… Read More
At least once a day, I see a new article on the topic of how to close the cyber security skills gap. Without fail, these discussions center on the need for public and private sector collaboration, early STEM education, skills-based training, and increasing cyber security programs and course options through colleges and universities. While these are… Read More