Who Is Responsible For Cyber Attacks? CEO or CIO?

Technewsworld has an interesting article: Cybersecurity Conundrum: Who’s Responsible for Securing IoT Networks? I do not want to focus on the IoT(Internet of Things) angle, instead pointing the spotlight  at the responsibility of the Cyber breach (assuming they get breached): {Global research and advisory firm Gartner predicts that, by 2024, 75 percent of CEOs will … Read more

If You Pay Ransomware Will You Have to Pay the US Treasury as Well?

KrebsonSecurity has a post that mentions that the department of the Treasury has a Ransomware Advisory pdf. The Treasury is advising you not to pay Ransomware if your device is ransomed (encrypted unless you pay for a decryption key): Companies that facilitate ransomware payments to cyber actors on behalf of victims, including financial institutions, cyber … Read more

Is Cybersecurity a Problem? or a Management Issue?

Is cybersecurity a problem to be dealt with or is it to be managed? (these questions were slightly changed from the presentation at RSA Conference in Asia – https://www.rsaconference.com/apj/agenda/how-to-tell-the-right-cyber-story-to-executives-and-board-members  Ian Yip CEO of Avertro – he brings up some good questions.   Let us delve a bit deeper into this question. Why should we care … Read more

Cybersecurity Scams and Coronavirus(Beerbug)

Yes there are lots of Beer bug scams going around. Whenever the emotion is high with a lot of new events going on around the country, the criminal hackers are having a field day. scams about contact tracing – If someone call, emails, or texts about  contact tracing – i.e. identifying who got in touch … Read more