Too Many Still Don’t Utilize Encryption
Encryption is the last line of defense in data protection. Even if all the perimeter barricades are broken, as they often are, encrypting the information stored within makes it illegible and useless to intruders. Why do I mention this? Because with October behind us, so too has ended National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This collaboration between… Read More
Bridging the Data Breach Confidence Gap
Confidence is a beneficial trait to have, but an excess can get you into trouble. As I’ve said before, companies who overestimate their cyber protection capabilities leave themselves open to a rude awakening when a security incident strikes. Despite Gartner’s prediction of $90 billion spent on security this year, this false expectation continues to be… Read More
Customer Spotlight: Newport Credentialing Solutions
Scott Friesen, CEO of Newport Credentialing Solutions, is proud of the exponential growth that his company has experienced since it was founded in 2009. Newport Credentialing Solutions is a technology and services company which provides decision support software and back office services for physicians and allied health providers in the medical credentialing and provider enrollment… Read More
BYOD – Bring Your Own Device
Mobile and BYOD (“bring your own device”) security continues to be a pressing concern for businesses of all sizes and verticals. Everyone is bringing their own devices to work, and, as ever, this creates countless new vulnerable spots in an organization’s network. Security awareness is generally not, after all, a strong suit among employees. It’s… Read More
Chipotle’s Very Bad Year
Chipotle has certainly had a rough couple of years. First, in 2015, they were linked to outbreaks of E. coli, salmonella and norovirus, which affected hundreds of people. Not surprisingly, sales steadily dropped for a time after that. Now, just when it looked like that trend would experience a positive reversal, the chain gets hit… Read More
You say Zomato, I say…data breach
It’s not very often that a breached company will establish contact with their hacker, open a dialogue, and make deals. That’s what makes this story pretty amusing. Zomato, India’s largest online restaurant app, experienced a breach last week that saw information from 17 million of its users stolen, and put up for sale on the… Read More
Oops, you’ve been hacked
As it happens, the largest data breach in history occurred just last month. Spam operator River City Media had an email leak of a whopping 1.37 billion addresses. After that, 1.2 billion user credentials stolen by Russian hackers in 2014 are next on the list. The pace of cybercrime on this massive scale is increasing;… Read More
Privacy and Public Safety
Americans can’t expect “absolute privacy,” according to controversial FBI director James Comey. Well, we don’t. However, I don’t think it’s unreasonable for citizens not to wish their privacy rights eroded any further than they have been over the last couple of decades. Which makes it concerning that Comey seems to still be advocating for the… Read More
Don’t be CyberFooled
CSO Online reports that a severe lack of comprehension among Yahoo executives led to the failure to investigate the two major breaches from a few years ago. Those at the top underestimated the ubiquitous threat of data breaches, and as a result, 500 million accounts were compromised. I would go further; I think it’s safe… Read More
NetLib Security hits the road for RSA
NetLib Security attended its second RSA Conference last week in San Francisco, where some major themes were big data, analytics, incident management and response, and the like. Our team took to the show floor at the Moscone Center with gusto and clever shirts that seemed to be a hit with visitors over the four days… Read More