This Article made me think how little we realize the hacker economy affects on the world. http://www.darkreading.com/cloud/how-the-hacker-economy-impacts-your-network-and-the-cloud/a/d-id/1320649? Bill Kleyman (writer of article) is a data center expert so he sees things from the data center perspective. The expectation is that the data center companies (otherwise known as cloud companies) will employ new technologies to solve … Read more
following story says that 32,000 patient records were placed on an insecure server on the Internet within the Cottage Health System. http://www.noozhawk.com/article/class-action_lawsuit_aimed_cottage_hospital_records_breach Unfortunately a simple Google search would reveal these patient records which is against the HIPAA privacy guidelines. Apparently the Hospital did have cyberinsurance from Columbia Casualty insurance according to https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/05/28/we-dont-cover-stupid-says-cyber-insurer-thats-fighting-a-payout/ Santa Barbara hospital … Read more
After a long Weekend I wonder if there is a good enough understanding of how(and why) hackers do what they do – i.e. What makes a hacker want to take control of an airplane just to see if they can do it? There is a widely discussed Wired article: http://www.wired.com/2015/05/feds-say-banned-researcher-commandeered-plane/ about hacking an airplane and potentially … Read more
I did not post about Patch Tuesday last week, So here is the rundown of what happened: Microsoft: Cisco issued an Advisory on the 13th (Wednesday actually) http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150513-tp It is for their TelePresence products. http://windowsitpro.com/patch-tuesday/patch-tuesday-may-2015-brings-unlucky-13-3-critical-updates I had to show this picture of me on the switchboard after seeing the image in WindowsITPRo The … Read more
Yes I am sure you heard the saying: If you fail to plan, Plan to fail How does one plan for as secure as possible while also meeting business objectives? Harry Folloder(CIO of Advantage WaypointLLC – 10$Bil in food service sales) has 6 tips in this article: http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/building-a-stronger-security-strategy-6-tips/a/d-id/1320247? Being in charge of a large IT … Read more
