Managing Risk in the Era of Pandemic
Cyber Security is NOT about cybersecurity. It’s not about compliance with regulations. At the end of the day, cyber security is about identifying and managing risks. Risks associated with the…
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DR/BCP – TL:DR – Preparing for the Wrong Disaster is Better than Not Preparing At All
In the wake of the SARS CoViD-19 pandemic, news organizations have been interviewing so-called “preppers” – survivalists who have been preparing for some natural or man-made disaster by hoarding shelf-stabilized…
Data Security for Telecommuters
The first day was like a snow day. Maybe sleep in late. Maybe handle a few hundred e-mails and phone calls. It was either very hectic, or very slow. It…
COVID-19 and the Spread of Personal Information
Important News about COVID-19! That e-mail came from the Virginia EZ-Pass. In the past two weeks, if you are anything like me, you have been receiving hundreds of e-mails from…
Data Privacy in the Era of COVID-19
One of the most important things for employers, schools, universities, hospitals, and public places to do during the time of a pandemic is to determine (to some degree of certainty)…
My CORONA (Virus) – How To Survive With IT
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic companies are increasingly calling on employees to work from home. Hospitals, clinics, and doctor’s offices are preparing for massive infections, not only of…
Ransomware Response — A Better Way
On March 15, 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, hackers attacked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) servers. In the past, computers belonging to hospitals, doctor’s…
BEC and Call – Business E-Mail Compromise Leads to Liability
When William Darby went to work as a securities broker in October of 2018, little did he know that he was going to not only have a bad day, but…
NSA and FBI Take Different Paths for Cybersecurity
When NSA security researchers learned that the methods used by Microsoft Windows 10 machines to examine digitally signed code (like that used to install patches) had a vulnerability which would…
Update on Iowa
Yesterday, I wrote about two employees of CoalFire who were arrested for performing a physical pen test of various courthouses in Iowa. The article focused on the need to have…