I often say that the US Internet access ranks right up there with many third world countries. Now I have the data to prove it. Ookla, the company that makes and runs the SPEEDTEST software, reports every month on Internet speed around the world. This year, in the wired category (the kind you likely have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA), a well known defense contractor in DC, was hit by a ransomware attack. The tagline on the homepage of their website says that they are enabling a more secure future. A Google search last week for the company brought up these results: The researcher who discovered the problem said it seems […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Well maybe not concerned enough to change their practices, but concerned. When asked if their data is more secure, less secure or about the same as compared to five years ago, 70 percent said their data was less secure. 6 percent said it was more secure. On the side of “gee, you mean I have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]O P I N I O N The President says that the shutdown is about security and I think he is right, but not in the way he is thinking. We have to take this agency by agency, but just look at the numbers. The EPA, probably no one’s favorite agency for different reasons, says […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]O P I N I O N People sometimes ask why IT can’t fix the cybersecurity problem. The reason is pretty simple. Cybersecurity is not an IT problem. IT can make systems very secure. Only problem is that employees won’t be able to get their job done. No mobile. No WiFi. No personally owned computers. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]First of all, if you haven’t already voted, please vote! Time did a nice piece on election security (see link at the end). In a somewhat self-serving statement, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said that she FELT confident that this year’s election would be the most secure election we have ever had. Ignoring for a […]
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