- My takeaways from last week – Oct 18, 2021
This week it was a lot about ransomware and for good reasons, I think. It is a priority now to defend against equally for governments, businesses, and individuals. Besides ransomware, I selected a few interesting articles among which one is about user rights and one about cyber… ignorance. Read on to get my takeaways from … - My takeaways from last week – Oct 11, 2021
This was a particularly interesting week with a couple of events worth being reviewed (and learned from): the launch of the more security-oriented Windows 11, the Facebook outage and, a new ransomware threat for VMware ESXI. I also included a short read on planning for Incidents Response. Here is my take from last week: I’m … - My takeaways from last week – Oct 4, 2021Last week was a pretty busy one and had less time than usual to stay on top of industry developments. Though, I managed to sneak a few interesting reads on attacking two-factor authentication, a nasty vulnerability of Apple AirTag, and a major data breach missed for no less than 17 months. Here is my take …
- My takeaways from last week – Sept 27, 2021Each Monday I’m publishing a list of quick thoughts and top readings on cybersecurity from the previous week. Here is my take from the week of September 20th: An excellent article on advanced phishing: Hackers Are Going ‘Deep-Sea Phishing,’ So What Can You Do About It? “Hackers are upping their game, using an approach I …
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- How ransomware changed the face of cybersecurity
In a popularity contest for cyberattacks, Ransomware would definitely win and its (bad) reputation among the general public is well deserved. Ransomware is probably the type of attack that had the most significant influence on the cybersecurity industry in the last 10 years. Here is why. The Prevalence Compared to other classes of attacks – …Continue reading How ransomware changed the face of cybersecurity
- Security Architecture considerations for Cyber Resilience – why threat prevention is important
In an earlier blog this year, I compared the concepts of cybersecurity and cyber-resiliency, arguing that the main difference between the two is one of perspective. Cybersecurity is centered on the idea that attacks can (and should) be prevented while cyber-resilience acknowledges that some attacks will go through, and that organizations must prepare to deal …
