When Peter Drucker produced his seminal work, “What Makes an Effective Executive,” in the Harvard Business Review (Drucker, June, 2004), he may not have been writing with cybersecurity in mind. In fact, in 2004, the cybersecurity world had only begun to appear as the many-headed beast it’s become since then. Nonetheless, this text is an excellent guide for executives about incident response and breach management.
Topics: Cybersecurity, budgeting, security incident handling
New technologies help revolutionize all industries and the way they conduct business. Simultaneously, it increases blind spots that commonly open the door for exploitation by cybercriminals. As technical innovation rises exponentially, so too will the associated cybersecurity risk. New applications of AI are emerging on both the offensive and defensive side of the coin. AI can be trained to detect sophisticated threats and other anomalous activities, which help reduce the time from infection to detection; however, attackers will also continue to leverage this to their advantage. There are other examples: 5G, the continued fracturing of the xAAS into smaller and smaller constellations of services, and the embedding of increasingly complex technology into the human body. These innovations all create cybersecurity risks that will need to be addressed.
Zoom has been a big name in the headlines lately, mainly due to the world’s newfound dependence on, and perhaps obsession with, the platform. As global business is forced to move online, Zoom has become one of the most commonly chosen video conferencing platforms. It’s easy to use, simple to roll out, and the company has provided free and low-cost licenses to both public and private organizations.
Topics: Cybersecurity, consumer security, hacking
Preventing COVID Cyber Breaches: ProCircular Offers Free Cybersecurity Scans to Critical Infrastructure
ProCircular takes a broad approach to service continuity. In this spirit, we must consider the effects of a potential COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak in the coming months. While we expect little or no impact on either our products or services, we would like to provide some detail regarding our preparedness.
Topics: Cybersecurity