Cybersecurity Blog

One in three Americans recently had their healthcare data hacked from UnitedHealth - TWICE. The stolen data likely includes medical and dental records, insurance details, Social Security numbers, email addresses and patient payment information. UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary, Change Healthcare (which processes an estimated 50% of all health insurance transactions in the U.S.), fell victim to a ransomware attack that thrust the...

Deepfakes use Artificial Intelligence (A.I) to create fake, hyper-realistic audio and video that is generally used to manipulate the viewer’s perception of reality. In most deepfakes, the legitimate person’s face or body has been digitally altered to appear to be someone else’s. Well known deepfakes have been created using movie stars and even poorly produced videos of world leaders. Removing...

Fear alone is not enough to engage your audience to make changes to their personal and professional cybersecurity posture. In my presentations, I like to use a healthy dose of humor, audience interaction, wow moments (like a live smartphone hack), my own personal story of losing everything to cybercrime and any means to make this crime personal to the audience....

Why do I perform a live hack during my cybersecurity keynote speeches? Here's what I have found giving cybersecurity keynotes for the past two decades - if you don't interact with your audience, if you don't keep them laughing while they are learning, they won't stay engaged and they will forget everything they have learned when the lights come back...

When my daughters were younger, they took it upon themselves to invent the first flying car. This included drawing designs, testing out ways to fly (plastic bags and cardboard wings were, sadly, ruled out), and brainstorming stoplight systems for the sky. From that day forward, I knew that innovation (flying cars) and protection (stoplights in the sky) could and should...

  Why is cybersecurity awareness training important? Just as ships rely on lighthouses to steer clear of dangerous rocks, organizations need cybersecurity awareness training to protect their digital assets. By illuminating threats lurking in the dark, awareness training equips employees with the knowledge they need. As a lighthouse provides illumination for navigation, trainings light the way for employees, executives and...

  How has cybersecurity evolved? What are the future trends in the industry? The game of cat and mouse “played” by defenders and attackers will continue to drive the evolution of cybersecurity. The game is ongoing, with each side adopting and adapting the strategies and tactics of the other. In this article, we will explore how cybersecurity has evolved and...

    There’s a saying among cybersecurity professionals that humans are the weakest link. Luckily, this is only true if you treat them that way. If you train your people effectively, they become the vanguard in your cybersecurity defenses. To achieve this, you need the best security training for employees. The Best Cybersecurity Training for Employees Includes Interactive Learning Types...

In today's interconnected age, the importance of cybersecurity in business can’t be overestimated. A business with inadequate cybersecurity is like a car without seat belts, airbags, and a well-trained driver. It may run accident-free for a while, but it will ultimately lead to a devastating and costly crash. Without proper cybersecurity measures, a business can be left vulnerable to a...

ChatGPT is a Type of Generative AI (and this post is an example) (The best way to understand ChatGPT and Generative AI is to show what it can do. So, everything below this line was written by ChatGPT based on the prompt "Write an article about Generative AI and ChatGPT that explains what it is and how it can be...