There are many approaches to conduct a strategic cybersecurity risks assessment.  This is one of my favorite ways, using a Threat Agent Risk Assessment (TARA) methodology. 

This paper was authored by Tim Casey, David Houlding, and I while we were at I

The cyber attacks on LastPass continue to be more invasive and damaging to its customers. Numerous security failures and poor leadership decisions have undermined this cybersecurity company’s reputation and sent its customers scrambling to protect t

US Treasury sanctions a cryptocurrency mixing site for supporting North Korean hackers who have been stealing hundreds of millions of dollars.  Blender.io is a virtual currency mixing site that obfuscates the origins of cryptocurrency coin transactio

Ransomware attacks and payments are increasing, with most revenue going to Russian attackers. It is time to revisit outlawing Ransomware payments.

Some stats to hammer the situation home:

Sophos ransomware report indicates:

- Ransom attacks are more fre

Norton recently announced its Anti-Virus product will have a new feature that enables mining of Ethereum cryptocurrency for their customers, if they choose to participate.  Is this a nice benefit for users or a reckless move to that increases overall

2022 will be a very tumultuous year for cybersecurity professionals. The underlying fundamentals that drive major shifts of the cybersecurity industry — technologies, threats, and economic factors, will introduce new risks and combine to significantl

A new tool is gaining popularity on the dark web which provides insights to users if their cryptocurrency activity might be flagged by authorities as potentially illicit. Such a tool can provide cybercriminals the intelligence necessary to stay under

There are 600 Million Differences Between Hackers and Cybercriminals…

An amazing story is emerging from a massive cryptocurrency exploitation that exemplifies the difference between a ‘hacker’ and a ‘cybercriminal’.

Interested in more cybersecurity i

Ransomware risks are skyrocketing with increasing costs, more attacks, and greater impacts that are expanding to affect everyone!

It is a growing threat to organizations and national critical infrastructures connected to the Internet.  Ransomware puts

Cryptocurrency fraud is aggressively on the rise and topped over $4 billion last year, according to the security tracking company Chainalysis.

This is especially shocking to those who thought they had found an incredible investment in the cryptocurren

The government’s Central Bank of the Bahamas has released the world’s first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) - the “SAND DOLLAR”.

This is attracting the interest of cybercriminals as well as security professionals.  As national currencies transfor

I am happy to see such cooperation across cryptocurrency exchanges to interdict these heinous crimes. 

Unfortunately, in addition to the beneficial uses, crypto is also leveraged as a means to support criminal acts which undermines legitimacy and the

Bad news for cryptocurrency criminals!

Cryptocurrency watchers were stunned when they recently saw a billion dollars of Bitcoin being moved from a very old account that has been inactive for years.

The mystery was solved as the U.S. Dept of Justice uns

Governments can still pursue cybercriminals and fraudsters who use cryptocurrency.  China authorities have seized over 4 billion dollars worth of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and several other cryptocurrencies as part of a crackdown on the PlusToken scheme tha

There is an important transition that is happening with law enforcement’s adaptation to digital currencies.   Authorities are seizing billions worth of criminal’s cryptocurrency and their improving skills are proving crypto is not the safe haven that

As 2020 comes to a close, we can reflect back on some of the important cybersecurity lessons that are intertwined with the rapidly growing digital cryptocurrency economy.

Some important aspects are changing in law enforcement, when it comes to cybercrime. 

In today's video I look at the social aspects within the law enforcement community, the criminal evolution of cybercrime, and the resulting changes in behaviors that

I get frustrated by shortsighted perceptions, which are misleading and dangerous is far easier to vilify something people don't fully understand.

Here is another article, titled Bitcoin is Aiding the Ransomware Industry, published by Coindesk, implyin