In the ongoing Wikileaks Vault 7 series of leaks, there is a new leak called ExpressLane. According to the documents released by Wikileaks, the CIA offers a partnership with other law enforcement and government agencies in which those partners can share biometric data such as fingerprints with the CIA. The CIA does this by offering […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I have come to a realization that I’m not very fond of, but in the world of security vs. convenience, security has to prevail. As we start having more and more smart things around us – from dishwashers to smart phones, we need to consider whether the manufacturer and/or distributor is committed to our security. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Do you have a written incident response program? Do the people who are part of it – the outside legal team, crisis communications team, forensics team, for example – know they are part of it? Are contracts signed with outside service providers – or at least providers periodically reviewed and selected vendor already approved? Has […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]According to a KPMG survey of Financial Times 350 companies, 68% of the Boards have not received any training to deal with a cyber incident. This means that WHEN – and not if – a significant cyber event occurs, the board will have no plan in place to deal with it. This is distinct from […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Besides being the refrain from a 1960’s Pete Seeger song, it seems to be my most common response when I read the news each day. Whether it is unprotected Amazon servers, Mongo database servers set up without passwords or something else, human error seems to be at the root of way too many data exposures. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In case you thought that people were overhyping the effects of ransomware, perhaps you should rethink that. The Maersk shipping line, which runs container ships and ports around the world, among many other businesses, had to shut down some of their port operations after computers were infected with the NotPetya ransomware. This week Maersk’s CEO […]
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