Editor's note: We are aiming this tutorial at the non-technical person. Please share with anyone in your life who could benefit from this. -bg Cyberspace is a complex domain and our adversaries are always seeking new ways to steal information or spread their malicious code or hold our data for ransom. This is the big reason why there are no silver bullets in cybersecurity. … [Read more...] about This One Little Configuration Change Will Make It Harder For People To Steal Your Information
What You Need To Know About The Iranian Cyber Threat
OODA loop provides actionable insights into a wide range of intelligence, analysis, and global security issues. This includes special reports on dynamic situations like the current crisis with Iran. We encourage all to sign up for our free OODA Daily Pulse Report to track key topics of interest to decision-makers. We also provide special reports for OODA members. Our most … [Read more...] about What You Need To Know About The Iranian Cyber Threat
Future Proof Conference: Spend a day with your hacker, thinker, disruptor, techie friends
OODA's Future Proof conference will be held on March 19, 2020 at the Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner, Virginia. We want you to be there! Please mark your calendar now and register early. This event will be booked and sold out and we really hope that our our CTOvision readers to be there en mass so we can continue to improve our service to the community. Here is what we are up … [Read more...] about Future Proof Conference: Spend a day with your hacker, thinker, disruptor, techie friends
Software Acquisition and Practices in Government: Build or Buy?
This post is the next in our series focusing on building vs buying software for government uses. Also see our CTOvision Study on Build Vs Buy in Government and How Do Leaders In Government Decide GOTS or COTS? The issue of building or buying software for government uses is one of the oldest discussion topics in the federal IT ecosystem. Another interesting study that hits on … [Read more...] about Software Acquisition and Practices in Government: Build or Buy?
Nation’s Financial Heavyweights Issue Cyber Warning
I have a sense that 100% of my business associates, and the entire online community of CTOvision.com and OODAloop.com are not the least bit surprised at what is in new cyber threat warnings from the Department of Treasury's Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the independent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). In fact, after reading their latest alert … [Read more...] about Nation’s Financial Heavyweights Issue Cyber Warning
Cloud Adoption & Technology Change Create Gaps in Enterprise Security
Read why Jai Vijayan says that adopting cloud or any technology change can create gaps in enterprise Security on Dark Reading : Many businesses that are transitioning to public cloud environments, microservices architectures, and 5G networks are creating new blind spots in the attack surface for criminals to leverage, according to a new report from Radware. The security vendor … [Read more...] about Cloud Adoption & Technology Change Create Gaps in Enterprise Security
Cyber attackers turn to business disruption as primary attack objective
Over the course of 2019, 36% of the incidents that CrowdStrike investigated were most often caused by ransomware, destructive malware or denial of service attacks, revealing that business disruption was often the main attack objective of cybercriminals. Another notable finding in the new CrowdStrike Services Report shows a large increase in dwell time to an average of 95 days … [Read more...] about Cyber attackers turn to business disruption as primary attack objective
Breadth Vs. Depth: The Cybersecurity Industry Has Been Focusing On The Wrong Thing
Read why Jeff Capone says that the cybersecurity industry has been focussed on the wrong thing on Forbes : Every organization wants to keep its name out of the data breach headline carousel. A data breach comes with significant penalties, including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fines, diminished reputation, cost of forensic analysis and cost of corrective actions. … [Read more...] about Breadth Vs. Depth: The Cybersecurity Industry Has Been Focusing On The Wrong Thing
How Small Businesses Can Improve Cybersecurity Without Breaking the Bank
While organizations of all sizes have benefited from the efficiencies and conveniences of taking their business digital, it’s not without risks. Cybersecurity in today’s hyperconnected world is a necessity for large, medium and small businesses alike. Smaller businesses may be more prone to cyberattacks as they typically have fewer resources dedicated to cybersecurity. One of … [Read more...] about How Small Businesses Can Improve Cybersecurity Without Breaking the Bank