Ram Mohan

The Russians are Coming! (…or is it the Chinese?)

Cybersecurity /

The White House released a Cybersecurity Factsheet last Tuesday outlining various cybersecurity initiatives. The White House National Security Council will further announce plans for a consumer products cybersecurity labeling program intended to improve digital safeguards on internet-connected devices (IOT). About 50 representatives from consumer product associations, manufacturing companies and technology think tanks convened at the …

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NSA Releases Cybersecurity Report

Cybersecurity /

Earlier this month, the National Security Agency (NSA) released their latest Cybersecurity Report.  The report focuses on how to respond to national-level threats, including multiple ransomware attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure, such as the Solar Winds attack. Such “systems control” attacks can wreak nationwide havoc if attackers are able to take control of critical facilities …

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The single highest cause behind ransom attacks is password breach!

Technology /

Did you know that the ransom attack on the Colonial Pipeline in 2021 was caused by a simple static password breach?  This attack cost the victims millions of dollars (paid in bitcoins). The weakest link in cybersecurity leading to ransomware attacks is not encryption, but credentials, because credentials give hackers the access they need to …

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