Dateline: June 30, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. This past week a new ransomware cyber threat made its way through hundreds of computers. While not surprising that another attack was launched, what was surprising is that NotPetya exploited the same vulnerability as WannaCry just a few weeks earlier. It was successful because … [Read more...]
The Need for a Culture of Cybersecurity
June 9, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: June 9, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. In the wake of the WannaCry ransomware attack, there have been many expert opinions on what, why and how this happened. A recent article by security expert Jennifer Blatnik, published at SecurityWeek.com, titled The Impact of WannaCry on the Ransomware Conversation, … [Read more...]
Cyber Attack Statistics Startling, Part 2
May 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: May 12, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Last week we blogged about startling statistics published in a blog at Information Week titled, Nearly 90% of organizations victim of data breaches. This week we share additional statistics from the study done by Bitglass and CyberEdge Group, who administered a survey to the … [Read more...]
Ransomware Succeeds Due To People-Oriented Mistakes
April 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: April 28, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Have you been the target of ransomware? Recently a post by Greg Slabodkin, the managing editor of Health Data Management, suggested that the epidemic of ransomware is not showing signs of slowing down in a post at Information Management titled, Ransomware epidemic will continue … [Read more...]
