Data centers are a prime target for compromise because (to misquote Willie Horton) “that’s where the data is”. The people running data centers know this, and when you hear terms like “advanced persistent threat”, the data centers are in most cases the ultimate target. But the data centers have to execute too! They understand that …
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Some years ago, a Verizon study showed that most leaks of confidential information from cyber attack involved content or systems not in the security inventory. Of course it is stupidly obvious that if you don’t know you have it you are unlikely to properly control it. But on the other hand, how many of us …
For a long time, the intelligence and counterintelligence aspects of cybersecurity have been considered a lesser element among many in the field. When people I know bring up things like perception management and counter-influence they are often told that’s not part of cybersecurity. My view of this is pretty simple. If people are using something …
In the late twentieth century, the widespread use of the Internet revolutionized the speed at which information was collected, computed, and shared. Suddenly, the standard of life became an instantaneous one–where a singular thought could be seen by the rest of the globe in seconds. However, this revolutionary concept did not come without setbacks. Breaches …
