Digital Security in Risk Assessment

As time goes on your risk assessment needs to be re-evaluated, especially as computer resources change. If we had a crystal ball what would the future bring?   It is lucky there are smart people thinking about this very issue.  In the following Youtube video about a discussion with Dr. Mchio Kaku at St. Petersburg … Read more

What is Risk level regarding IT Security concerns?

How does IT Security rank with respect to other company risks? There are always risks in life for individuals, and so there are risks for companies  as well. In IT risk revolves around data protection (Denial of Service as well as network or equipment failures), continuity of service, preventing IT security breaches, PC life cycle … Read more

My IT is outsourced – I don’t worry about security

Recently I had a discussion with an executive, and he said he outsourced his IT functions, so I don’t have to worry about it anymore.  Is that right? So i searched for a theoretical talk… —————————————————————————————————————————- Black hat 2014 had several talks about Cyberspace security – Jason Healy discussed how to save Cyberspace SEP = … Read more

How to defeat malware

In my experience the best anti-malware software is Malwarebytes  When your Antivirus software can’t find the malware, then download malwarebytes and clean the systems. especially those Point of Sale systems that seem to be infected by the  Russian cyber gangs.   The Malwarebytes blog is also a good read

Why perform Alpha Scans on a regular basis?

People are always asking me – “Why should I have you run an Alpha scan for me?” Because a hacker may have been there already – not a “good” ethical hacker, but the Black hat  variety: As the Internet Storm Center discusses today: the Infosec community forum post  There are certain ports that should not … Read more