I found this article at Technewsworld : Experts Weigh In on Refusing or Paying After a Ransomware Attack So Ransomware happened… (let’s not worry how or why for now). Now what do you do? Contact your lawyer? Cyberinsurance? I supposed you do want to know how it happened to make sure you can at least remove … Read more
I am in cybersecurity field and every now and then I wonder aloud: “Are we doing enough to protect our computers and networks?” Since i have been using AI tools like you.com and gab.ai I asked both to see if they answered differently. “What are the key areas to audit in cybersecurity?” So the AI … Read more
Does the sun shine brightly? Yes. Remember the old adage, everything we use can be used against us… so of course attackers will use AI. So yes AI or artificial intelligence will be used by attackers to create better phishing campaigns and to translate any language to another. First of all we can assume misspelled … Read more
When an update is necessary (as it is every month) “Patch Tuesday” means Microsoft combines multiple necessary vulnerability updates into one convenient date (2nd Tuesday). For example July it was on the 9th. One of my favorite sites shows the significance of this almost every month: Krebsonsecurity July Edition. What can one do to prevent … Read more
What is the better password policy? A longer password like NIST 800-53 says? Key NIST password guidelines Minimum length of 8 characters and maximum length of at least 64 characters if chosen by the user. Allow usage of ASCII characters (including space) and Unicode characters. Check prospective passwords against a list that contains values … Read more
