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

A group of security vulnerability researchers, after many months of work, were able to figure out the update process and secret key used to decrypt Intel microcode updates for the Goldmont architecture product lines.

This is an important finding as it

Jack Roehrig, CISO at Turnitin, and I shared insights on how to incorporate Cyber Culture as part of an organization's Cyber Strategy.

A website tied to an event that quizzed people on their hacking knowledge, launched by major a security consultancy firm, is itself vulnerable to being hacked. 

This incident showcases a number of important lessons for every organization that wants to

I may offend some people, so for those who don’t want to hear my rant, skip this video.

Recent cybersecurity predictions aren’t just wrong, they are dangerous

I am disappointed in the recent comments that Michelle Zatlyn, the co-founder and COO of Clou

Another vulnerability and exploit named VoltPillager has been published for Intel Corporation's SGX security technology.  The attack itself is simply a hardware version of a previously discovered PlunderVolt software vulnerability where voltage to th

Even the best security organizations can be hacked!  Watch my message to both the cybersecurity industry as well as those attackers that hacked FireEye and stole the RedTeam tools. 

This skirmish went to the hackers, but the battle continues.

A recent incident involving city surveillance video data highlights some of the criminal privacy risks of public camera and biometric programs.  Without strong cybersecurity, everyone’s privacy could be undermined by cyber attackers, criminals, and m

The cybersecurity field is dynamic and the roles and responsibilities are ever changing.  People coming into the cybersecurity field often expect clearly defined positions and are surprised at the significant variance when looking at job descriptions

Intangibles now account for 90% of the S&P’s total assets and it is no accident that the core of cybersecurity has evolved to protect those aspects of the business.  It is a natural progression for security to align with protecting the most important

In the aftermath of WhatsApp’s privacy notification to users, that they will again be sharing data with Facebook, there is still a lack of clarity.  I see a lot of statements from WhatsApp and general chatter regarding what data they will NOT be shar

The SolarWinds compromise showed that supply-chain attacks are possible and the ramifications can be tremendously impactful. Other nation states will be investing in efforts to duplicate this success. That makes IT tools, security products, hardware

Happy Privacy Day!  Now go check to see if EMOTET botnet has stolen your email and password. 

Europol and a team of global law enforcement have successfully taken down part of the EMOTET botnet infrastructure and seized private data harvested by the c

The recent attempt by malicious hackers to poison a Florida city water supply, highlights the public risks and exposure of critical infrastructures.  Luckily, this incident was detected by an observant technician and mitigated before people were hurt

It appears France is the main victim for this recent attack which has several uncanny similarities to the SolarWinds exploitation that exposed thousands of U.S. government agencies, critical infrastructure organizations, and major businesses.  Let me

A free-flowing discussion about the past and future evolution of cybersecurity leadership.  I had a great time sharing my personal experiences, industry insights, and a few rants in this podcast interview with Marco Ciappelli and Sean Martin of ITSP

My recent interview with Mark Byrne, from Cybx Security, covered a great range of cybersecurity questions, including new threats and solutions, Artificial Intelligence, DevSecOps, cybercrime, security impacts of Coronavirus, and the future of cybers

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