When your everyday life is all about information security, you start to see patterns that may not be so obvious to others. Each year, I take my best shot at describing these trends and making predictions for the coming year. […]
What does 2016 hold for us in cyber security? Read More »
In a couple weeks everyone will be off for the holidays–relaxing at home or traveling to spend time with family and friends. Oh, wait! Not everyone. Even in a company where almost everyone checks out and doesn’t come back until
Protecting the network over the holiday break Read More »
Ransomware has come back into the spotlight, with a Krebs on Security report highlighting a recent attack targeting Linux Web servers—in addition to consumers and business users. Though ransomware itself isn’t anything new, this approach is unique in that after
Ransomware: Understanding and avoiding it Read More »
My kids are all past the VTech stage, but we have owned our fair share of VTech technology and educational toys over the years. It’s safe to say there’s a pretty good chance that I–and possibly one or more of
Vtech data breach puts children’s data at risk Read More »
US intelligence and law enforcement agencies are fighting for a back door in encryption tools that would allow them to spy on and monitor “encrypted” information. The concept is a bad idea on multiple levels and will end up causing
An encryption back door will do more harm than good Read More »
Organizations and IT security professionals spend a lot of time focusing on guarding against external threats–building up the defensive wall that keeps internal systems and data safe from outside attackers. Those efforts are all well and good, but miss the
The bad guys are probably already inside your network Read More »
Cyber-attacks continue to become more innovative and sophisticated than ever before. In today’s cyber age, a company’s reputation—and the trust dynamic that exists amongst suppliers, customers and partners—has become a very real target for cybercriminals and hacktivists. The commercial, reputational
Risk-based security: Managing through the minefield Read More »
The recent attack in Paris by Daesh terrorists has raised the debate over privacy versus the surveillance state to a fever pitch. Supporters of surveillance in the name of national security are using the event to attack Edward Snowden and
Privacy and security: A Schrödinger’s Cat dilemma Read More »
There aren’t many devices on the market with the right camera technology to take advantage of the Windows Hello facial recognition feature in Windows 10. The new Surface Book and Surface Pro 4, however, are among the few that do
Setting up Windows Hello facial recognition in Windows 10 Read More »
Ransomware is nothing new. The first known ransomware surfaced in 1989. However, it took the Internet revolution along with automated online payment systems before organized cyber gangs saw that ransomware could become a giant cash cow. We’re talking big money
Chimera changes the ransomware game Read More »
