My good friend Judy Greenwald reported at BusinessInsurance.com that “Hijacking and information technology incidents reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights among covered entities and business associates have increased by 843% between 2015 and last year.”  The June 27, 2022 report entitled “Breaches…

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McKinsey.com has “now taken a deep dive into the potential of the metaverse, surveying more than 3,400 consumers and 450 senior leaders globally in its recent report, “Value Creation in the Metaverse,” launching this week at VivaTech in Paris.”  The June 15, 2022 report entitled “Meet the metaverse: Creating…

Continue Reading $120 Billion invested in the Metaverse in the first 5 months of 2022!

Darkreading.com reported that “Even as the global cybersecurity skills gap continues to widen, many organizations still cling to the idea that if they hold out long enough, they will be able to find rock-star veterans to fill out their security team rosters.”  The June 16, 2022 article entitled “Are…

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Reuters.com reported that about a new proposed law Bill C-26 in Canada that “Canadian businesses operating in critical infrastructure sectors would be required to report cyber attacks to the federal government and would have to fortify their cyber systems.”  The June 6, 2022 report entitled “Canada wants companies to…

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DarkReading.com reported “As organizations around the world fortify their systems against the threat of cyberattacks, it’s imperative businesses and cities don’t neglect the potential harm from a physical threat. Recent attacks in Sacramento and Brooklyn are horrific examples of the threats that can impact cities without warning.”  The June 8…

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DataBreachToday.com reported “The alleged hacker posted a ransom note on the ministry’s website, seeking a payment in bitcoin to not publish exfiltrated data, the state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported the same day, citing a ministry representative. The representative reportedly told the agency that personal data of all website users…

Continue Reading Looks like the Ukraine hacked the website for the Russian Ministry of Construction!

“The Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) team at NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published Volume A of a preliminary draft practice guide titled “Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture” and is seeking the public’s comments on its contents.”   The June 3, 2022 notice entitled “Open for…

Continue Reading Please provide your comments to NIST about Zero Trust Architecture by July 5, 2022!

Darkreading.com reported that “Broadcom described the acquisition as part of its move to create a global infrastructure technology company. The company also announced that its Broadcom Software Group will be rebranded as VMware.”  The May 26, 2022 article entitled “Broadcom Snaps Up VMware in $61B Deal” included these…

Continue Reading $61B purchase of VMware by Broadcom will combine Symantec & Carbon Black!