Tag: cyber risk

Podcast: #DtSR Episode 408 – Shawn Tuma Cyber Superhero :)

I was a guest recently on the Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast with my good friends Raf Los and James Jardine who cleverly (and, kindly) titled this episode “Shawn Tuma Cyber Superhero” — thanks, guys! Anyway … as they described it: This week, on episode 408 Shawn Tuma joins us again to talk about the…

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Think your company’s IT is too sophisticated to be hit with a ransomware attack? Think again.

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…

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Ransomware is the single greatest risk your company faces – here’s why

You read that correctly: ransomware is the single greatest risk to your company. Even in times of the COVID-19 global pandemic, ransomware is still the one risk where, tonight, the company CEO can lay her head down on her pillow with the company doing fine, profits up and operations running smoothly, and then wake up…

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Cybersecurity Legal Issues in the Heart of the Covid-19 Pandemic

I spoke recently via the miracle of the Internet on the Avant Technology Insights with Ken Presti podcast. Our topic was legal issues in cybersecurity. We focused on dealing with cybersecurity in the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic, the need for companies to continue to focus on solid basic cyber hygiene, and why it is…

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Two Cyber Insurance Issues Service Providers Should Discuss with Their Clients

If you are a service provider, there are two things about cyber insurance that you should discuss with your clients and make sure they understand. Watch this 2 minute video to better understand why: So, what are those two things? In today’s environment, every company has substantial cyber risk and every company needs cyber insurance….

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Attend Tuma’s Upcoming Webinar: Understanding How Cyber Insurance Impacts Your Incident Response Planning

Shawn Tuma will be hosting a complimentary webinar with SecureWorld on Noon CST on Friday, April 17, 2020. You can register HERE. Why should you attend this webinar? Companies not only need to get the right cyber insurance, but, they must also know how to properly use it once they have it. One of the…

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Understanding the Cyber and Privacy Risks of Zoom and Tips For Using It More Securely

CBS 11 DFW interviews Shawn Tuma who explains that when you are given a free service or product to use, you and your data are the real product.  By now everyone has now heard of — and likely used — Zoom for staying connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. In what may have been a brilliant…

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How will the #COVID19 #coronavirus #coronapocolypse impact the future of how we do life?

When has society ever moved forward, technologically speaking, and then gone back to the old ways of doing things? Think about the long term impact all of these closings and remote work / school / etc are going to have on our society. Many companies have had long-term plans to implement these things but now…

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2 Decades Later: Cyber Risk Isn’t Y2K–It Is An Unsolved Risk That You Must Take Seriously

12/31/19 Two decades ago to the day, I sat right here in my home study and thought about how my career as a cyber incident responder was surely about to blast off. Though I had only been licensed to practice law for under two months, I just knew this subject matter was it — my…

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