Given the announcement every day of a new breach, that CISO’s confidence is growing is a bit strange. I think it is more how the media is viewing the numbers. 70 percent of surveyed CISOs feel at risk of a material cyber attack over the next 12 months. That is up from 68 percent last […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]First it was cybersecurity laws. Then it was breach notification laws. Then first generation privacy laws. Then second generation privacy laws. Now it is AI laws. What is interesting is the velocity. It took over 15 years for all states to have a cybersecurity law. We now have 17 or 18 states that enacted second […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The government is escalating their response to cyber attacks and they are having a little bit of success, but as we have seen recently, that means that they are also going against companies that do not have adequate security. In addition, we have seen that they are going the people in those companies who should […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]White House Preps New Cyber Rules for Healthcare After ChangeHealth Breach Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber says that after a decade of pleading with hospitals to protect your data, they are getting ready to roll out regulations. The hospitals say don’t penalize us by making us protect your data; why do we […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]First a little background. One of the main uses of cryptocurrency – not the only use – is to monetize crime. Most ransomware payments are done via cryptocurrency. There are other, legitimate uses, but they are dwarfed by the illegal uses. To the tune of tens of billions of dollars of criminal activity a year. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Cyberattack Ramifications: Chain Closes ALL STORES to Contain Attack Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs has closed all stores to contain a cyberattack. While many stores stop accepting online orders or credit cards after a cyberattack, it is very rare to see a company stop doing business until further notice. However, they have not notified authorities […]
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