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]The Internet of Things never fails to amaze me. And make us think outside of the box. As the British publication The Register said, your smart lock may be knackered. Google says that knacker means damage severely and I think they are right. Here is the story. For AirBnB hosts, one security challenge they have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The security firm FireEye has said that they have moderate confidence that a campaign targeting hotels in Europe are the work of the Russian hacking group APT28. One way the attack works is to send a phishing email to hotel staff with an infected Word document with a name related to a hotel reservation form. […]
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