Company leaders often think that a cyber attack will never happen to them because their company and its data are of no interest to hackers. The list of companies below shared that point of view. But not anymore because they have made the list of the biggest ransomware attacks of 2019. A ransomware attack will most likely, at some point, happen to you. The more …
The recent news of Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, getting hacked is part shocker and part nonplussed. It’s a shocker because we think, “How could a tech titan get hacked with all his high tech defenses?” On the other hand, I’m not surprised because we’re all targets for cybercriminals. Some of us are trophies like Bezos; some of us are low hanging fruit for petty criminals …
Ransomware. The fact that only top firms make headlines when they are hit may lead some in Main-street businesses to believe that they aren’t targets for hackers. Somehow, non-Fortune 500™ companies are immune from attack because they are small fish. Of course, no one wants to get hit. But, its intelligent people who are worried about it. Savvy people who are informed about it. Prudent …
Ransomware happens. You do your best to prevent it from happening to you, but inevitably someone clicks on something they shouldn’t or your protection tool misses the latest strain of hack and your systems get infected. There is no “one size fits all” solution for firms in the complex, regulated financial services industry. Whether you’re a bank, financial adviser or real estate broker, here are …
It’s no surprise that the state of cybersecurity is constantly changing. Criminals will be criminals. Knowing this does not make it any less annoying to think that just when you have addressed one vulnerability, another one (or two) opens up. It can drive a business leader, who wants to just serve clients, grow, and enjoy work, nuts. The long list of threats just keeps growing …
I cannot tell you how often I hear company executives saying something like this: “No one wants my data, so why is anyone going to spend the time to hack me? I’m not too concerned with security”. Ugh. That point may be true to them, but it has no bearing at all on most of the cybersecurity today, particularly Ransomware. Do better! Case in point, …
I wrote a blog article a while ago about how sh*t happens. Sh*tty things will happen no matter how hard you try to avoid them, so the important thing is how you deal with them when they become reality. Well, some cybersecurity sh*t happened recently and it was a great learning experience for us. Luckily, it was in a controlled situation so we were never …
We had a client recently ask a good security question. I am paraphrasing, but it went something like: How do I know that someone is not hacked in to my network right now and able to get to my data? Sadly the answer was: You do not know. The reality is that with all of the standard security tools and best practices being used by …
Hushme – A muzzle you wear for those important office calls that you do not want to be overheard. Or give one to that loud guy you work with to wear… KittyKorner – Turn almost any interior door into one with a cat door. The Edge Desk – Ever needed an extra work desk and chair …
There are way too many stories about companies that discover a security breach and then find out that the actual breach happened months or even years ago. Yikes. No one ever wants to be in that position so why not try to avoid it? Krebs on Security wrote a good article What the Marriott Breach Says About Security. The article anchors off of a key security …