Cisco Cybersecurity Report: “It’s Mighty Sporting Out There” Wanacry Now?

Cybersecurity in the news: Wannacry ransomware is hitting the news cycle with many high profile organizations having to admit they got hit with ransomware, which means they did not patch their machines for one reason or another. This focus on Cybersecurity is only short term, as the headlines change in the coming days there will … Read more

Will Automation Cause more #Cybersecurity Problems?

There seem to be lots of attention to ‘new’ automation in many areas of our lives. Atlantic Story: ” the Parts of America Most Susceptible to Automation” Notice that no one is interested in Cybersecurity problems that will be created within this new automated world. Sometimes Hollywood is looking further ahead than we are, on … Read more

#SmallBusinessWeek Fail on Cybersecurity

I apologize, but I see most small business do not have plans in place for disaster recovery and Cybersecurity because it does not help them run their companies. True it does not help run the company but it allows you to run the company after a Cyber event happens. I have written about this before … Read more

Changing Default Passwords: Too Hard?

Is changing the default password too hard on your devices?  For example the highest profile devices (not IoT Internet of things), but the ones that process money: POS(Point Of Sale) terminals. Above is an Ingenico ISC250 with a stand. (from discountcreditcardsupply.com) Are manufacturers making it easy or hard to change the default password?   Well, … Read more

What are the top 5 thoughts to keep in mind?

I was watching Feynman videos and saw this unique   list (10 times Feynman blew our minds) that has insight into what we should focus in Cybersecurity as well. I wanted to distill this video into 5 top items and relate them to Cybersecurity. #5 Asking How Things Work Can Start You on a path of … Read more