Organizations manage risk. Risk has a lot of dimensions. Everything from not being able to get raw materials to hurricanes. Possibly your biggest risk is your third party relationships. As companies continue to outsource parts of their supply chain to other companies, those companies have your data. And if those companies get breached, you get […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]One More Time-Vendor Says Their HW is Buggy and They Are Not Going to Patch Them This is not new news. Vendors only patch hardware and software for so long and then, YOU NEED TO REPLACE IT. Even if it is still “working” -because the hackers still find bugs. But now, you have no protection. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Office of Management and Budget released guidance for federal agencies AND CONTRACTORS, telling them what they need to do in order to comply with the executive order on cybersecurity. Of course, since this is the government, it took OMB more than a year to release this. This does have a big side benefit and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]SIM cards are those annoying little bits of gold and plastic that your cell phone provider gives you when you buy a new phone. The SIM card gives the phone it’s personality via a serial number on the card. That serial number maps to your phone number. The iPhone 14 is moving from a physical […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I’m not sure this secret weapon is legal. In fact, I am pretty sure that it is illegal. But, apparently, that isn’t stopping some lawyers and others from using it. I am not saying that everyone is a crook. They are not. But some, apparently, are perfectly willing to break the law. Carlo Pacileo was […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Five Reasons to Replace Your Old Router Your router is the gateway to your entire network – every single device in your home or office. It also is your security sentinel. The problem is that vendors, especially at the low end )meaning routers that cost less than, say, a few hundred bucks each), don’t want […]
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