By The #CyberAvengers Paul Ferrillo, Chuck Brooks, Kenneth Holley, George Platsis, George Thomas, Shawn Tuma, and Christophe Veltsos Originally Published on Brink on July 11th, 2017 This past month cybersecurity legislation, called Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017, was introduced that would mandate the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), … [Read more…]
By George Platsis & Paul Ferrillo Originally published on Tripwire, July 10th, 2017 It’s 10:00 am Monday morning and management is in the hot seat. The stock has lost 15 points since the opening bell and is going in a downward spiral. The company is being maligned on the news and trolled on social media. Shareholders are … [Read more…]
Originally published on Tripwire, May 24, 2017 Understandably, a few eyebrows raise up when I suggest today’s cybersecurity challenges started nearly 370 years ago, some 300 years before the invention of ENIAC (the world’s first digital computer). But I stand by this observation because of the unintended clash of two systems: the nation-state and the Internet. … [Read more…]
Originally Published on SDICyber on May 23rd, 2017 Protecting yourself in cyberspace requires multiple solutions working all together Be cautious of the cybersecurity vendor that promises you a technical solution that will solve all of your cybersecurity problems. Life, unfortunately, is not that simple and a one-size-fits-all approach is bound to get you in trouble … [Read more…]
By The #CyberAvengers Paul Ferrillo, Chuck Brooks, Kenneth Holley, George Platsis, George Thomas, Shawn Tuma, and Christophe Veltsos Originally Published on Levick on May 8th, 2017 Let us take a headcount of recent events: the attack on the Ukraine’s electric grid, a LinkedIn data dump as a result of a 2012 breach, the information warfare … [Read more…]
By George Platsis Originally posted on SDICyber.com, March 7, 2017 Often, how you characterize a problem will determine your plan of attack to solve the problem. To illustrate, I often use this example with both clients and friends. If I were to ask you: “How long can you and your business survive without your computer?” … [Read more…]