It’s a late Saturday morning and Joe Hacker (aka WF4EAK in underground hacking circles) fires up the software-defined radio(SDR) he bought online for $20 to listen in on the local hospital paging traffic. After all, he is trying to make a few extra bucks to buy a new Xbox, and selling healthcare information on the black… Read More
The RSA Conference is expected to draw more than 45,000 attendees this year, making it the world’s largest security event. Both expo floors at the 2017 RSA conference (which begins Sunday, February 12 and continues through February 17 in San Francisco at the Moscone Center) are sold out, indicating that this year’s trade show should pack in… Read More
Delta Risk has partnered with the Information Security Community on LinkedIn to examine the latest cyber security trends, investment priorities, challenges, and solutions regarding security-centric topics such as cloud security, mobile security, threat management, application security, managed security, and more. Let your voice be heard, and take the cyber security survey today! Everyone who completes this comprehensive survey will receive a… Read More
By the time Christmas Eve approaches, you may be suffering from Christmas music fatigue. Fear not, we have a fresh take on an old favorite to keep the holiday spirit alive and well. Delta Risk Senior Associate, Stephanie Ewing-Ottmers, presents a security-focused version of the twelve days of Christmas. On the first day of Christmas, my CISO gave… Read More
It is no secret that law firms hold sensitive client data, including attorney-client privileged information. Moreover, law firms often have weak cyber defenses. For instance, in 2015, Citigroup issued an internal report warning that “digital security at many law firms, despite improvements, generally remains below the standards for other industries.” As a result, firms are often among of… Read More
The IT security industry is broken right now. Every threat intelligence publication proves that mid-market organizations are targeted by hackers more often than large enterprises. Can you blame the hackers? They’re criminals, and they’re unethical, but they’re not stupid. In fact, they have evolved into strategic cybercriminals, and more importantly, they’re opportunists. Every day we hear… Read More