By: Carolyn Crandall Smart medical devices have incredible potential to save lives and improve our general well-being, but they also present a host of untold threats that have yet to be fully exploited. You’ve probably heard the infamous story by now. Several years ago, it...
By: Helena Belem Kuly This year's Fortinet Accelerate 2018 global partner and user conference event in Las Vegas had a clear message according to Ken Xie, Fortinet's founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board, "At Fortinet we believe that the only way to achieve industry-leading impact...
By: Carolyn Crandall The new SEC guidance builds upon the SEC’s 2011 cybersecurity guidance and is designed to assist publicly traded companies in preparing disclosures about cybersecurity risks and incidents. What it is: Guidance for promoting clearer and more robust disclosures so that more complete information can...
By: Christina Adams Healthcare organizations work hard to ensure their patients’ care and their sensitive data remain protected. Those working within the healthcare sector know the importance of optimizing care for their patients through the use of high-tech, state of the art medical devices and online...
By: Mackenzie Blaisdell While millions of viewers tuned in to watch the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, something ominous was occurring behind the scenes. Similar to the extensive planning that the Olympians put into preparing for the Olympics, threat actors had conducted in-depth research and...
By: Mackenzie Blaisdell The Olympics have always set the stage for much more than just athletic competition. Millions of people worldwide tune in to The Games to be spectators of diplomacy, culture, drama, and sometimes even propaganda. What is relatively new to the show’s program,...
By: Joseph Salazar FAIR WARNING: SPORTS TALK AHEAD. Taken broadly, football is a game of force on force, attacker versus defender, offense verses defense. In many ways, the game of football is a battle, warfare on the gridiron, and as Sun Tzu said, "All...
Coauthored by: Carolyn Crandall and Mackenzie Blaisdell Mother Nature can make quite a mess with her natural disasters. They are often harsh, difficult to clean up, and force a community to rethink their defenses. Just like the countless natural disasters the world has witnessed over...
By: Carolyn Crandall On January 5th, 2018 the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a draft report in response to President Trump’s May 11, 2017, Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and...
By: Carolyn Crandall The announcements on the hardware bugs dubbed Meltdown and Spectre, with particularly severe flaws for Intel and some ARM chips, has hit the news hard this week. Meltdown allows low privileged user programs such as database applications or JavaScript in web browsers...