Your Mindset is STILL the key element to better cybersecurity. Your understanding of the newest threats and defense technologies, and your willingness to make changes are what improve your cybersecurity. There will always be discussion and buzz on new tools and tactics, but the essential element is your cybersecurity mindset. If you fail to grow[…]
$10 Million in Remediation and Counting!! For those that have been following the Yahoo breaches, news reports today are stating the investigation and remediation costs are $10 million and STILL COUNTING! And that is NOT total losses. What will be the agreed upon value of Yahoo for the Verizon acquisition that is still pending? Hmmm.[…]
What is Application Control? Apparently, Application Control is whatever the salesperson says it is! NOT! 2017 is going to be another big year of change for Cybersecurity professionals as hackers continue their successful campaigns to phish, breach, and collect ransom money. And vendors will continue to add new “Application Control” products to their portfolios, and market each of[…]
For all those that witnessed the Chicago Cubs victory over the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series, I’m sure you agree it will be a VERY LONG TIME before we see another spectacular battle for a title. A series that ran through all 7 games complete with home-field upsets and more heart played by both[…]
WHITE CLOUD SECURITY, INC. PROMOTES FORMER SYMANTEC EXECUTIVE TO ROLE OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Austin, Texas – December 1, 2016 White Cloud Security is pleased to announce the promotion of Jim McLendon to the role of Chief Operating Officer for White Cloud Security, Inc. Jim McLendon, USAF Colonel (Retired), retired from a distinguished career in[…]
Cybersecurity has certainly had an interesting few days with the massive DDoS attacks across the USA. The cause, the method, and the massive reach of this DDoS attack truly underscores another dimension of the importance of cybersecurity: making sure your network is not participating in an attack like this. Breaking down the DDoS attack to[…]
Understanding malware prevention, what you have and what is available to protect your computer network and data is essential. Otherwise you will be spending a lot of money on antivirus products that don’t do what you expected. Could also very likely spend a lot more money recovering from a breach (i.e. fines, lost time, lost[…]
Protect ourselves with cyber security is fundamental. In our organization, personal life, as well as in our schools. “Cyber security practitioners, perform job functions related to protecting and defending information systems. This is done by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation.” CyberSec First Responders Certification Benjamin Franklin; “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound[…]
Begin protecting your computer today by using advanced application control. Given the volume of unknown malware, new variants, zero-day exploits, and hackers that are stealing and/or posting your data online, what good is any software that cannot stop the hack? The second your data is stolen, you’re done! There is no remediation. Except to pay fines and eat the[…]
How awesome is computer technology today! You almost forget what life was like before computers, right? Everyone has joined the party. It has grown so far and so fast that we now have blended our personal lifestyle into our business environment, via the computer. While technology has certainly provided many benefits, we must now deal with[…]