The major current cybersecurity story involves a popular SolarWinds network managing software package, Orion. A sophisticated actor, with the signatures of a nation state, infiltrated Orion in a software update. Once inside,...more
We have previously written about “phishing.” Phishing involves using social pressure to trick the recipient to send sensitive information, network control, or credentials, to hackers posing as authorized users....more
North Carolina joined Attorneys General from a dozen states in suing Indiana based Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE) and affiliates. The complaint alleges that the companies failed to undertake reasonable measures to...more
In June 2017, the NotPetya virus crippled many large companies including Merck and Mondelez (the manufacturer of Nabisco, Cadbury, and Toblerone). The aggregated losses, including property damage, operational disruptions, and...more
When the USS John S. McCain collided with the tanker Alnic MC near Singapore, it was the third such collision this summer. The ship sustained damage at the waterline, flooding a crew sleeping area. Such incidents are...more
In our consulting days, a former boss – a retired Army Colonel – enjoyed sharing his Cold War recommendation for protecting sensitive documents from the KGB: fill up a fleet of tractor-trailers with every U.S. government...more
Amidst the balloons and excitement (and smoke machines and procedural kerfuffles) at the GOP Convention in Cleveland, one provision in the party platform has caught the eye of cyber experts. For the first time, an American...more