by Terry Crowley | Apr 16, 2019 | InfoSec Strategies
There’s a new trend in cybercrime: why go to the trouble of hacking systems when you can exploit compromised login/password credentials to just log right in? Passwords Aren’t “Safe” Research from Verizon and others indicates that over 80% of data... by Terry Crowley | Apr 2, 2019 | InfoSec Strategies
It’s hard to remember a bunch of different passwords, which is why people habitually reuse them—despite the obvious security risks. A recent survey by the password manager vendor LastPass revealed that, while 91% of respondents knew it was risky to reuse passwords,... by Terry Crowley | Nov 27, 2018 | ISMS Consulting
A recent report from tCell that analyzed more than 316 million security incidents shares key data on the most common real-world attacks targeting in-production web applications. One statistic that caught my eye is that it took an average of 38 days for businesses to... by Terry Crowley | Oct 16, 2018 | ISMS Consulting
It looks like Windows 10 has finally overtaken Windows 7 as the most widely-deployed Windows platform. From a cybersecurity standpoint, this is good news. Windows 10 is a more secure environment with more up-to-date security functionality built-in. Moreover, Windows... by Terry Crowley | Aug 7, 2018 | ISMS Consulting
Challenges Facing the Internet of ThingsIt’s easy to predict that IoT security issues could only get worse before they get better. After all, businesses are continuing to install more connected devices with default passwords and with no plans to update the firmware....
