View Post

The Shutdown is Exposing our Economy to Crippling Cybersecurity Breaches

In my recent article for Salon, I discuss the effects the government shutdown has on cybersecurity. With every passing day, the partial government shutdown takes the nation deeper into new territory. Not only is a new record set daily for the disabling of government services, but perhaps even more worrying, this disruption is crippling a key element in the nation’s …

View Post

What We Can Take Away from Recent Data Breaches

In Chris Moschovitis’s recent article for Infosecurity Magazine, he discusses why the Equifax hack doesn’t matter. This recent data breach of the credit reporting agency has exposed nearly 143 million records of Americans, Brits, and Canadians. Of course, this is no small data breach. Equifax’s security measures were obviously sub-par to say the least, and their handling of the incident …

View Post

Girl Scouts and Cybersecurity

It was recently announced that Girl Scouts of the USA is collaborating with Palo Alto Networks to start offering several (18, to be exact) cybersecurity-related badges. These badges are intended to help young Girl Scouts explore STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) in hands-on ways while building their confidence and leadership skills in these area, as well. We think this …

View Post

Think Before You Click

When it comes to not opening emails that are clearly spam, most business leaders think, “Come on, of course my staff wouldn’t dream of opening those.” Hang on. You may not be aware of a new kind of phishing email – This new breed looks as if it’s been sent from someone you know over a system you use often! …