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Small and Medium Size Organizations at Risk
The bad guys are now starting to target mid-tier companies with their hacking activities. In many cases these companies have not yet come to realize that having a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO) or a Virtual Cerified|CISO (vC|CISO) is … Continue reading
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Tagged Application Security, compliance, cyber, cyber security, Cyber Security Incident Response, Incident Response, information assurance, information security, Information Security Policy, information system security, Information Technology, ISO, IT, leadership, risk, risk assessment, risk management, Security
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The Office of No, Really?
Successful ransomware attacks are at an all time high, we are losing the cyberwar, cyber criminals are making more money than ever before and it is only going to get worse, a cyber attack could be as damaging as … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Manufacturing Cyber Security, Uncategorized
Tagged Application Security, compliance, cyber, cyber security, Cyber Security Incident Response, cyber warfare, Incident Response, information assurance, information security, Information Security Policy, information system security, Information Technology, IT operations, leadership, risk, risk assessment, risk management, Security
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For Cyber Security the Perimeter Still Exists and Never Went Away
One item that really bugs me is to hear IT and Cyber Security professionals espouse that the perimeter is dead and that Cyber Security professionals should stop focusing on tools that protect the non-existing perimeter. I was at … Continue reading
Why Protect End User Workstations Instead of Servers First?
I have been lucky enough to spend most of my Cyber Security career doing startup operations for large companies. I thrive on the energy and passion that teams get when they are given the opportunity and support to design and … Continue reading
Critical Manufacturing Legacy Systems
One common item that information Security Professionals working in Critical Manufacturing environments have to deal with is that of legacy systems. You see, in Critical Manufacturing environments it is very common for the systems that run … Continue reading
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Tagged compliance, cyber, cyber security, Cyber Security Incident Response, information assurance, information security, Information Security Policy, information system security, Information Technology, risk assessment, risk management, Security
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Information Security Defense in Depth Part 2 – A Bit More Technical View
Still for foundation level folks but a bit more technical view of Defense in Depth than last week’s post.
The Highest Risk Ever….. Not!
I just received one of my daily news reports about Cyber Security and it said something to the effect of such and such a Research group has found out that Application Security holes are at highest numbers ever and … Continue reading
Your Horse Was Analog
Your Horse Was Analog Kevin L. McLaughlin A speech I made to 350+ people at the Michigan joint Military Ball. Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. Like my tie? My wife didn’t – gave me a lot of grief before we left … Continue reading
I just read an article on LinkedIn about the negative impact caused by the recent Home Depot breach. Here are my thoughts about how all the 2014 breaches should change some C level and Information Security paradigms. These could cause a major … Continue reading
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