What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate
Even in the face of increasing network breaches, we distance ourselves from the threat. It’s a big box retailer or a global bank that’s been violated, not us. Our data and personal information might be in danger, but we assuage our fears with the sense and song that the sun’ll come out tomorrow and we’ll […]
The Talent Pool
In the fifth of six predictions for IT staffing in 2015, CIO suggests that a robust economy and job market will encourage more full-time employees to seek part-time or freelance work. This trend, they suggest, will repeat similar movement in the previous cycle and reap benefits for both employers, who have the ability to identify and deploy […]
Calm Before the Storm
The blue skies above a small bay in early April offer no inkling of the potential chaos lurking in the wings. Just inland from the Gulf of Mexico, tourists comb the backwaters for fish and fun as the manatees swim languidly beneath them, timeless watchmen of the water and the weather. Smoke rises from stacks […]
On the Road Again
Spring is working really hard to push through the snow as chilly nights give way to warmer days and the road beckons the warriors back from a long winter’s nap. It’s time to hit the bricks, pound the pavement, spend the shoe leather, all looking for new opportunities for your business. And, when the day […]
Low-Tech, High-Tech
As we continue our march against terror, technology continues to ramp up to facilitate our efforts, on the intelligence front as well as the front lines. We have drones and jets and kevlar and night-vision optics. We have spy satellites and GPS tracking and even cyber commands that fight at the digital front. We should […]
Code Gone Wild
It’s Spring Break, and hundreds of thousands of students from the far reaches of North America are making their way across the USA in a Chevrolet, migrating to the seasonal climes and exotic beverage offerings of sunny Florida. Escaping the more — perhaps presumably — disciplined daily rigors of their college studies, many students engage […]
Uber Secure
Singing in the Rain Ever tried to hail a cab at night, in the rain, in Manhattan? Even worse, in a metro market where taxi service is not as fluid? Even if you haven’t, you can probably imagine how innovative an app-based cab service could be. Uber and others are filling this niche in markets […]
CSI Cyber
You know an issue is prominent when it enters popular culture, and the creators of the wildly successful CSI franchise are hoping to demonstrate the increasing need for cybersecurity vigilance with the newest addition to their portfolio, CSI: Cyber. The bread and butter of this successful series of shows is the slow, complex narrative surrounding […]
Wyle E. Coyote: Cyberthreat
Beep Beep! In the classic cartoon, The Coyote endlessly and unsuccessfully chases the Road Runner. The Road Runner always seems to outsmart him, but the narrative is predicated on the Coyote’s use of the same old ACME box of tricks, the same old anvil to the head. Humans are also creatures of habit, and we […]
The Dire Straits of Cybersecurity
Money for Nothing In late 2013, ATMs in Kiev began spitting out cash at random times, even if nobody was standing in front of them. Turns out, cash on the concrete was just the tip of the iceberg. By the time investigators got their forensics around the issue, over 100 financial institutions across over 30 […]
