Local Government Cybersecurity: Why Municipal Systems Need Extra Protection

Cybersecurity threats to local governments are part of life in the digital environment in which people live today.…...

New Federal Government Cybersecurity Incident and Vulnerability Response Playbooks

The White House, via Executive Order EO 14028: Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, tasked CISA, as the operational lead for federal cybersecurity, to “develop a standard set of operational procedures i.e., playbook to be used in planning and conducting cybersecurity vulnerability and incident...

Cutting the Red Tape: Lessons Learned from CyberThreats 2021

If I had a dollar for every time I heard the phrase "digital transformation," I would have a lot of dollars. I'm sure you would too. We'd have even more if we counted the term "Zero Trust." Maybe we should start counting them, now that I think about it! Speakers and authors often use these buzz...

Calling for cybersecurity in infrastructure modernization

Yesterday, Rapid7 sent a group letter urging the Biden Administration and Congress to work together to integrate cybersecurity into infrastructure legislation. The letter was signed by 19 companies, industry associations, and nonprofit groups who collaborated on the recommendations. The letter...

January 24, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Taco” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 24, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Amazon Web Services Buys...

October 25, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “World Series” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! October 25, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: How Wi-Fi KRACK...

September 22, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Abraham Lincoln” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! September 22, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: 'Hacker' is the wrong...

August 25, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Air Guitar” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! August 25, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Microsoft's Bid to Save...

Federal CISOs Propose New Efforts to Shore Up Govt. Cybersecurity

Nearly six months removed from the OPM hack and with many government departments still reeling when it comes to security, several federal chief information security officers volunteered a handful of new ideas at last week’s Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, D.C to combat future hacks...

Nepalese Government Sites Hacked, Serving Zegost Malware

Researchers have uncovered another in an ongoing series of targeted attacks against government agencies and activists, this time an attack that compromised a pair of Nepalese government web sites with code that exploits a Java vulnerability to install a backdoor on vistors’ machines. The attacker...

Howard Schmidt Answered the Bell

There’s an old saying that all things end badly or else they wouldn’t end. It sounds nice, but it’s not necessarily true. Plenty of things simply end. The useful career of the Police, Man Vs. Food and highway A1A all ended without any catastrophic effects or gnashing of teeth. Now, with the end o...

Pentagon spent $100 million on cybersecurity fixes

From Cnet Elinor Mills The security of U.S. networks is in such disarray that the Pentagon has spent $100 million in the last six months alone to repair damage done by cyber attacks. That huge number presumably includes cleaning up after external attacks, viruses and internal problems. Experts sa...