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1 week ago | 
cyberprotection.social | Lou Covey
The DDoS attack on X.com this week provided a certain amount of schadenfreude for people less than enamored by Elon Musk. It also rang alarm bells in the cybersecurity community as that style of attack seems to be making a comeback, and not for financial gain. All indications are corporations, and, in particular, government institutions are not ready to repel attacks motivated by political revenge.
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1 week ago | 
cyberprotection.social | Lou Covey
Encryption became a hot topic in the news in the past month. The United Kingdom, Sweden, France and the EU are considering requiring “back doors” to encryption protections. The “Signalgate” scandal in Washington, DC started most people asking, “What is this encryption stuff?” So we decided to provide a primer on the state of encryption today. While the technology behind encryption is complex, it is not new.
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1 week ago | 
cyberprotection.social | Lou Covey
As quickly as the artificial intelligence (AI) industry appeared, it may disappear just as quickly. That may have significant ramifications for cybersecurity, according to industry watchers, as the technology falls into the trough of disillusionment. When OpenAI burst on the scene more than two years ago, Microsoft was a significant instigator in its growth and adoption.
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2 weeks ago | 
cyberprotection-magazine.com | Lou Covey
Encryption became a hot topic in the news in the past month. The United Kingdom, Sweden, France and the EU are considering requiring “back doors” to encryption protections. The “Signalgate” scandal in Washington, DC started most people asking, “What is this encryption stuff?” So we decided to provide a primer on the state of encryption today. While the technology behind encryption is complex, it is not new.
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2 weeks ago | 
cyberprotection-magazine.com | Lou Covey
As quickly as the artificial intelligence (AI) industry appeared, it may disappear just as quickly. That may have significant ramifications for cybersecurity, according to industry watchers, as the technology falls into the trough of disillusionment. When OpenAI burst on the scene more than two years ago, Microsoft was a significant instigator in its growth and adoption.
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2 months ago | 
cyberprotection-magazine.com | Lou Covey |Andy Swift |Darron Antill |Andrew Grealy
The EU's Digital Operational Resiliency Act (DORA) went live in January. This legislation's goals seem to conflict with the US administration’s willingness to ignore technology security standards. The question is: Who will stand up to protect corporate and consumer data? DORA is highly targeted at the stability and resilience of the financial services sector. It ensures financial institutions can respond to, withstand, and recover from ICT-related threats and disruptions.
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2 months ago | 
cyberprotection-magazine.com | Lou Covey |Andy Swift |Darron Antill |Andrew Grealy
An independent threat intelligence team warned the Treasury Department that representatives of the Department of Government Efficiency was by an independent threat intelligence were a significant “insider threat.” The warning made the problem of insider threats a new worry for US citizens, sparking multiple discussions on social media. It also made a new case for technology that defended against the threat.
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2 months ago | 
cyberprotection-magazine.com | Andy Swift |Darron Antill |Andrew Grealy |Lou Covey
MFA technologies are now under significant pressure from threat actors, who are using highly sophisticated – and successful – strategies to circumvent what was once considered to be effective protection. Here's what you can do. Free Membership Required You must be a Free member to access this content.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
cyberprotection-magazine.com | Lou Covey
There is no question that the cybersecurity industry performs a vital role in keeping the digital world safe. It’s too bad the industry is so dedicated to bland, repetitive and un-informational marketing and research. The problem doesn’t exist with cybersecurity alone.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
cyberprotection-magazine.com | Lou Covey
We open a new year and a new season with our friend, Ian Thornton-Trump, chief information security officer at the MSSP Inversion6 and in 30 minutes we take on some pretty meaty subjects. First, we discuss how China strategically infiltrated technology systems in the US and other countries as a geopolitical message rather than attacks. He discusses the challenges of securing complex, interconnected systems and the need for proactive defense.
