Cybersecurity, Solved in 1 hour? Nope takes at least 1 Season..

Yes we are a nation of television watchers and expect everything to be solved quickly, since all TV shows end in 1 hour. In the online book (in books.google) of “Television and Politics” The problems solved in our shows apparently are remembered with ‘calls for action’ are the ones solved by individuals. So maybe after … Read more

What Are The Cybersecurity Top-10?

There is only so much time to work on anything. And Cybersecurity is not any different, it requires a focus of IT Management (and Cybersecurity specifically)   As far as Cybersecurity goes, what is it that we all must know and understand thoroughly? Ransomware defense, IT basics such as test your backup (this means you … Read more

Year End Analysis: Psychology of Security Challenges

Increasing Cyber Security awareness and what it entails  is more difficult than it seems. As in Bruce Schneier’s “The Psychology of Security“: And my older posts:  8/22/2014 ‘Psychology of Security’ 4/1/2015 ‘How much should I spend on Cybersecurity?’ Recently I have focused on Risk management for businesses, due to the nature of Cybersecurity and how … Read more

Is It Enough to Patch Computers?

Once your computers, switches, firewalls and routers are all patched now what? All your devices on the Internet have been tested and configured correctly. And thus they are about as secure as can be. Now what?   Assuming the desktop and servers are patched and antivirus software is installed is there anything else to make … Read more

Criminal Hackers Have Job Security

The Security Conversation has to change. Unknowing we(us humans in business and more) create a scenario which prevents us from being more secure   Our Psyche seeks risk when confronted with loss decisions but seeks safety when confronted with gain decisions. This has been studied (Previous post as well) and is accurate for 70% of the … Read more