Darkreading.com reported that “Being proactive allows organizations to better react with a deeper understanding of the threat actor’s intentions and how the organization’s defenses relate to potential threats. That’s why threat awareness is one of the core metrics used to assess an organization’s maturity and capabilities for IR success…”
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Cloud providers put data security burden on the customer, just like the Click Agreement & Terms of Service spell out!
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Darkreading.com reported that most businesses do not realize that when using the Cloud that “the enterprise remains responsible for application, account, and data security.” The July 11, 2019 article entitled “There’s a Security Incident in the Cloud: Who’s Responsible?” included these comments from
Ali Golshan (CTO and co-founder…
11th Anniversary of Blogging! And Net Neutrality is still unresolved!
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On August 1, 2008 I posted my first blog about Net Neutrality entitled “Proposed Net Neutrality Bill in the US Congress,” and as of today Net Neutrality is still a hotly contested federal and state issue. ZDNet.com reported that “When the phrase was coined, it was …
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Cyberattack-as-a-service (CAaaS) on the Dark Web, are you surprised?
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MIT Sloan Management Review reported that the dark web hosts various “…CAaaS marketplaces and forums that cater to a criminal ilk of technologists and businesspeople….[on] the dark web to develop and sell the components needed to launch an attack as well as offer expertise and other services needed to…
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WOW! $2.9 Million lost to Cybercrime every minute last year (think $1.5 Trillion for the year)!
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RiskIQ reported that it “tapped proprietary global intelligence and third-party research to analyze the volume of malicious activity on the internet, revealing that cybercriminals cost the global economy $2.9 million every minute last year, a total of $1.5 trillion.” The July 24, 2019 report entitled “In Just One…
Cybersecurity is fundamental to successful digital enterprises!
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McKinsey & Company reported that “fundamental tensions arise between the business’s need to digitize and the cybersecurity team’s responsibility to protect the organization, its employees, and its customers within existing cyber operating models and practices.” The July 2019 report entitled “Cybersecurity: Linchpin of the digital enterprise” included these…
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Cloud security inadequate for Cyber threats, are you surprised?
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HelpNetSecurity.com reported that the Bitglass Report: Guardians of the Cloud revealed that “the adoption rates of basic cloud security tools and practices are still far too low.” The July 18, 2019 report entitled “Adoption rates of basic cloud security tools and practices still far too low” included these…
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$45 BILLION was the cost of Cyber incidents in 2018!
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Helpnetsecurity.com reported that the “financial impact of ransomware rose by 60%, losses from business email compromise (BEC) doubled, and cryptojacking incidents more than tripled, all despite the fact that overall breaches and exposed records were down in 2018.” The July 11, 2019 report entitled “More than 2 million…
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Will we see Cyberinsurance clarity soon?
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Reuters reported that “Lloyd’s of London wants all insurance and reinsurance policies to clearly state whether coverage will be provided for losses caused by a cyber attack, saying this was in the best interest of both brokers and customers.” The July 4, 2019 article entitled “Lloyd’s of London…
Biggest cloud security vulnerability is misuse of employee credentials and improper access controls!
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HelpNetSecurity.com reported “Unauthorized access through misuse of employee credentials and improper access controls (42 percent) takes the number one spot in this year’s survey as the single biggest perceived vulnerability to cloud security, tied with insecure interfaces and APIs (42 percent). This is followed by cloud misconfigurations (40 percent).” The…