Cybersecurity – Where do we go from here?

Let’s list some of the problem areas: Ransomware Phishing Backups – Restore Remote Access Cloud Computing Awareness Issues – Training If you do not prepare for the future then it will create surprises when you least expect it   or the future may make changes in ways that you will not appreciate. An example of this … Read more

Small Business IT is Failing in Cybersecurity

Ransomware hitting the unsuspecting small business that does not have all the Security pieces in place(SCMedia story:” Here are the most common ways businesses get compromised by ransomware“. Darkreading has a story:”Manufacturing Sees rising Ransomware Threat” What is considered a ‘small business’ ? The SBA considers several criteria (how many employees – less than 500) … Read more

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