Word of the Week “Inverse Privacy” An item of your personal information is inversely private if some party has access to it but you do not. Inverse privacy is ubiquitous. Each interaction you have with commercial and other institutions generates inversely private data. The inverse privacy problem is unjustified inaccessibility of your inversely private data….
Word of the Week “Cyber Security 2020 in Review” 2020 was a year we will never forget. The year where the words “COVID-19” and “corona” were being said by the entire world in every other sentence. Where takeout food, wearing a mask became the norm. And it wasn’t just the pandemic that caused the….
Word of the Week “Top Security predictions for 2021” Link HERE Threat actors will turn home offices into their new criminal hubs The Covid-19 pandemic will upend cybersecurity priorities as it proves to be fertile ground for malicious campaigns Teleworking setups will force organizations to confront hybrid environments and unsustainable security architectures The unprecedented need….
Word of the Week “Cloud Security Threats for 2021” Persistency Attacks Cloud architecture allows for full flexibility when it comes to creating new instances and running virtual machines that can match any hardware or software environment desired. But that flexibility, if not properly secured, lets bad actors launch attacks — and persist in doing so….
Word of the Week “Black Friday and Cyber Monday” 1. Watch out for fake websites 2. Only use secure sites 3. Use a credit card for shopping online 4. Beware of phishing emails 5. Avoid deals that are too good to be true 6. Use strong passwords / passphrases and 2 factor authentication 7. Watch….
