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It is good to see US government leaders realize that ransomware is a growing existential threat to our country, at the hands of our adversaries.

A top US national cybersecurity advisor stated in a recent op-ed, “This is a troubling practice that must

The White House just released an Executive Order intended to lay down some standards intended to manage the risks of Artificial Intelligence. I absolutely like the idea of establishing guardrails to make AI safe, secure, and trustworthy, but I am uns

I think the list of executives and board members genuinely interested in cybersecurity will increase greatly as regulations, such as the US SEC cybersecurity reporting requirements and the European Union's proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), are est

I like the EU Cyber Resilience Act! There, I said it! Yes, this will make companies nervous in the short term, but this regulation is a watershed moment that will fundamentally shift how digital products are secured and maintained! This will FORCE th

Aggressive countries are leveraging cyber to conduct offensive operations against targets across the globe. The threat of nation-state attacks is growing and I had the opportunity to discuss the challenges with Jeremey Strozer, a strategic risk and i

The Critical Infrastructure sectors, 16 in total that are the foundation of a country and economy to operate, are coming under more pressure from cyber-attacks. The trend will not subside because of who is behind these sinister attacks!

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Albania has expelled Iranian diplomats and severed diplomatic relations with Iran because of cyberattacks from the Iranian Intelligence Agency that targeted government services and websites. Such an icy diplomatic response has never happened before a

US Treasury sanctions a cryptocurrency mixing site for supporting North Korean hackers who have been stealing hundreds of millions of dollars.  Blender.io is a virtual currency mixing site that obfuscates the origins of cryptocurrency coin transactio

2022 will be a very tumultuous year for cybersecurity professionals. The underlying fundamentals that drive major shifts of the cybersecurity industry — technologies, threats, and economic factors, will introduce new risks and combine to significantl

I like the concept of ‘banning’ the sale of offensive cyber weapons to potential adversaries, but what defines technology as offensive versus defensive?

Israel just announced it will ban the sales of hacking and surveillance tools to 65 countries: htt

Recently introduced Ransomware and Financial Stability Act (H.R.5936) is the right direction for undermining ransomware attacks, by disallowing payments, but it just does not go far enough. This proposal only benefits traditional financial institutio

Does society want governments to take on the role of protecting the Internet? Should the Internet be considered a Critical Infrastructure and therefore be overseen by governments? Will such actions undermine privacy and liberty or will it be demanded

A recent incident involving city surveillance video data highlights some of the criminal privacy risks of public camera and biometric programs.  Without strong cybersecurity, everyone’s privacy could be undermined by cyber attackers, criminals, and m