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Business email compromise attacks are designed to bypass traditional email security measures, such as spam filters. Last year, the FBI reported that incidents of business email compromise (BEC), also known as spear phishing, CEO fraud, and invoice fraud, had been reported in all 50 states and 150 countries, with global losses exceeding $12 billion. BEC… Read More
Think your company “can’t afford” cyber security? How much will a cyber attack cost? Cost is arguably the biggest impediment to robust, proactive cyber security at small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). SMBs are aware of the need to secure their systems and data, but when presented with a solution, the costs may give them… Read More
The Under Armour breach provides lessons in the do’s and don’ts of enterprise cyber security and compliance with the EU GDPR Last week, athletic apparel manufacturer Under Armour announced that its popular MyFitnessPal weight loss and fitness tracking app had been hacked, compromising 150 million accounts. The Under Armour breach is the largest data breach… Read More
Cyber-crime is largely a crime of opportunity. Just like a burglar cases the neighborhood looking for easy pickings. Cyber-criminals case the Internet looking for victims who make it easier to steal from them, the companies they lead or belong to. By adhering to the Security Trifecta® and implementing a proactive cyber security strategy based in… Read More
Here are some interesting facts we have discovered after analyzing the 2014 security breach statistics. The number of U.S. data breaches tracked in 2014 hit a record high of 783 in 2014. This represents a substantial hike of 27.5 percent over the number of breaches reported in 2013 and a significant increase of 18.3 percent over the… Read More
A disturbing trend is emerging within the service provider space of cloud services in the form of deceptive spin doctoring and outright deceptions in plain site. If you are a consumer of any of the plethora of services available and seeking to potentially enlist the services of the myriad of contending vendors, it behooves you to… Read More
There is a frequent question I get from each of my client organizations at least twice a year and that is, “Does your organization adhere to the OWASP Top 10 and is it part of your software development life cycle (SDLC)?” Well, currently, there are no certification exams and no formal training available so how… Read More
“Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.” – Samuel Johnson. Put in more redneck terms “Look Y’all! Watch this!”
“One thing I learned along the way is that you must deliver something before you deliver everything in order to be successful.” – Michael D. Peters
Elections for the 2012 International Board of Directors are now going on! I am a candidate for the two-year term and I would appreciate your vote as an ISSA member in good standing. There are 13 candidates vying for 5 director positions. About Me I have been an independent information security consultant, executive, researcher, author, and… Read More
General Terms Lazarus Alliance, LLC (“Lazarus Alliance, LLC” or “we”) understands that your privacy is important to you. Lazarus Alliance, LLC is committed to protecting the privacy of your personally-identifiable information as you use this Site. The scope of Lazarus Alliance, LLC’s commitment is described in this Privacy Policy. By submitting information, you agree to… Read More
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The world is full of information and it is becoming more transparent and more accessible to more people every day. This technological paradigm shift enables the individual and the organizational entities to discover more about another person or item of interest or even themselves. It becomes increasingly important to, where possible, control your digital spin.… Read More
Today is a great day. Those sequential steps, one in front of the other, that have led me to fruition. It is a funny sensation, but not unfamiliar to me, when you complete your mission, or challenge, or extended period of time devoted to anything that, when it is complete, we have a quiet sense… Read More
“Say it with roses, say it with mink, say it forever, then say it with hyper-link.” – Michael D. Peters
That light at the end of the tunnel I see is not an oncoming train, but the culmination of literally years worth of hard academic work. I’ve fantasized a bit on what my post doctoral program would be like and what lifestyle changes I would need to adjust for. For the first time in my… Read More
“A human loses contact with reality if he or she is not surrounded by validated information.” – Michael D. Peters
There has been a putative class action complaint filed on June 22, 2011, in the United States District Court, for the Northern District of California alleging that the popular cloud-based storage provider Dropbox, Inc. failed to secure its users’ private data or to notify the vast majority of them about a recent data breach. According… Read More
“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice.” — Albert Einstein
“A man loses contact with reality if he is not surrounded by his books.” – Franois Maurice Mitterrand I am not certain when Mitterrand made that statement, but it may have very well been in my lifetime since he died in 1996. In our current age of digital books, Nooks and Kindles, reality television and… Read More
While I was doing some research on consumer protections in my Cyberspace Law class, I encountered the following policy that is certainly on the horizon for consumer protections. You can find the original press release here: Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework, The Department of Commerce internet policy… Read More
I recently ran across a memorandum by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) that states: “Narcissistic tendencies in many people fuels a need to have a large group of ‘friends’ link to their pages and many of these people accept cyber-friends that they don’t even know. This provides an excellent vantage point for the… Read More
Back in the saddle for my final year of law school. Aside from being the last year which brings it’s own ray of sunshine with it, I am actually really looking forward to the subjects. This year will focus on more subject matter that I find naturally appealing. For example, Legal Analysis and Writing Legal… Read More