43% of businesses in the United States and Europe were hit with a cyber attack in 2020, an increase of 5% from 2019 which was 38%, according to Hiscox’s Cyber Readiness Report. Businesses cannot ignore this threat and must face it head-on. All businesses should now have an operational and maturing cyber risk management program…
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Podcast: Shawn Tuma Shares Real-Life Examples and Best Practices for Ransomware Incident Response
In this SecureWorld podcast, Shawn Tuma teaches about the ransomware attack lifecycle and complex incident response process with real-life examples and best practices. Listen Here: Podcast Page: https://www.secureworldexpo.com/resources/podcast-ransomware-attack-lifecycle Podcast Direct Link: https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18149138/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/ Link to slides: https://www.slideshare.net/shawnetuma/lifecycle-responding-to-a-ransomware-attack-a-professional-breach-guides-perspective/shawnetuma/lifecycle-responding-to-a-ransomware-attack-a-professional-breach-guides-perspective Tell us what you think about it on LinkedIn here: https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18149138/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/
Shawn Tuma Included in “Raise the Cybersecurity Curtain – Cybersecurity Leaders Quotes”
I am deeply honored to have been included in Raise the Cybersecurity Curtain – Cybersecurity Leaders Quotes. Here is my quote from page 7 of the publication: There is no such thing as being “secure.” There are always vulnerabilities that could have been found or remediated. There are always more things that a business could…
We need more humility in cybersecurity
We need more humility in cybersecurity. Let me explain … I was scrolling through LinkedIn and came across a comment on a post about FireEye from my friend Raf Los that reminded me of this issue and a webinar I did with SecureWorld several months back. In the webinar, I was asked what is the…
The Art of Cybersecurity: How Sun Tzu Masterminded the FireEye / US Agencies / SolarWinds Cyberattacks
Sun Tzu taught that, when it comes to the art of cybersecurity, you must be wary of your business partners and other third parties. Why? Unless you are living under a rock, you should have heard that FireEye–perhaps the preeminent cybersecurity firm on the face of the planet–was the victim of a successful cyberattack. So…
***URGENT*** MEMO TO: “The IT Guy” RE: Securing RDP Access–Changing the RDP Port Does Not Work!
***URGENT MEMORANDUM*** TO: “The IT Guy” FROM: Your clients’ Incident Response Coach SUBJECT: Securing RDP Access–Changing the RDP Port Does Not Work! This Memo comes out of necessity, please take it seriously. I have now lost track of how many times over the past couple of months I have been on “scoping calls” with a…
Think your company is too sophisticated to be hit with a successful cyber attack? Ask FireEye …
A lot of business executives — and far too many IT professionals — think that their company’s IT systems are too sophisticated and well-maintained for their company to have a successful cyberattack against it. They think their company is doing it all right and this is only the kind of stuff that happens to “the…
2 Critical Cyber Insurance Issues All Companies Must Consider Now, Before an Incident!
There are two critical cyber insurance issues that every single company must understand right now, before they have an incident: In today’s environment, every company has substantial cyber risk and every company needs cyber insurance. Period. Cyber insurance is not covered by typical business insurance and companies must have the right cyber insurance for their…
Think your company is too sophisticated to be hit with a ransomware attack? Ask Advantech …
A lot of business executives — and far too many IT professionals — think that their company’s IT systems are too sophisticated and well-maintained for their company to have a successful ransomware attack against it. They think their company is doing it all right and this is only the kind of stuff that happens to…
Podcast: #DtSR Episode 410 – TPA CISO Accountability Problems
I was a guest recently on the Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast with Raf Los, James Jardine, and Brandon Dunlap for episode 410 titled TPA CISO Accountability Problems. As they described it: Because we can’t get enough of Brandon Dunlap and Shawn Tuma over here on the podcast, here we go again. Last episode Brandon…
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