“While this is an oversimplification of all of the requirements and nuances of the forthcoming SEC rules, the SEC’s objectives are to require companies to provide meaningful and actionable information to shareholders to better understand companies’ cyber risks and how companies are managing and responding to them. From a very high level, this can be…
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OCR Releases Video Guidance on Recognized Security Practices for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights provided guidance titled OCR Releases New Recognized Security Practices Video. This guidance is not only a must-read for all healthcare “covered entities,” especially small and midsize organizations, but it is excellent advice for all organizations — healthcare and non-healthcare…
OCR Guidance on HIPAA Security Rule Security Incident Procedures for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
On October 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights in its October 2022 OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter provided guidance titled HIPAA Security Rule Security Incident Procedures. This guidance is not only a must-read for all healthcare “covered entities,” especially small and midsize organizations, but it is excellent advice for…
Security Incidents and Your Board Pt.3 – The Above Board Show
“Data is the hot potato!” – Shawn Tuma It was great to be a guest on The Above Board Show hosted by my friends Gary Latham, Raf Los, and Grant Sewell where we discussed what “The Board” needs to know about security incidents and getting prepared for the worst day ever for the company. The…
Cyber Incident Response Preparation and Your Board Pt.2 – The Above Board Show
“Amateurs talk about strategy and tactics. Professionals study logistics.” – General Omar Bradley It was great to be a guest on The Above Board Show hosted by my friends Raf Los and Grant Sewell where we discussed what “The Board” needs to know about security incidents and getting prepared for the worst day ever for…
Security Incidents and Your Board Pt.1 – The Above Board Show
It was great to be a guest on The Above Board Show hosted by my friends Raf Los and Gary Latham where we discussed what “The Board” needs to know about security incidents and getting prepared for the worst day ever for the company. The video linked below was part 1 of a 3 part…
Why does cyber warfare involving Russia and Ukraine increase the risk of cyberattacks against your business?
There are many reasons why the ongoing cyber warfare involving Russia and Ukraine increases the risk of cyberattacks against your business, but, one of the simplest explanations comes from a recent joint FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Cybersecurity Advisory (Destructive Malware Targeting Organizations in Ukraine) that was published on February 26, 2022:…
Increased Ransomware Threat in Wake of Russia Invasion of Ukraine — Shawn Tuma Discusses
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine well underway, cyber warfare and increased ransomware activity are imminent. Shawn Tuma was a guest on KNX News to discuss the implications for Americans from the government level down to the mom and pop businesses. Listen to the interview HERE. A senior FBI official has asked businesses and local…
Ransomware Attack Forces Company Into Bankruptcy
A ransomware attack forced United Structures of America Inc. into bankruptcy according to court filings. In May 2019, the Texas-based steel structure manufacturer was the victim of a ransomware attack that encrypted its data (including financial information, accounts receivable, etc.) and the software to run its manufacturing equipment. The company paid the ransom but decryption…
Facebook Outage: Shawn Tuma’s WFAA Interview from the deck at #NetDiligence
While it was only a very short clip (@1:00), there was something really fun about doing a tv interview, sitting on the deck overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, while at NetDiligence®Cyber Risk Summit #NetDiligence to talk about Facebook‘s little cyber “thing”! https://www.wfaa.com/video/tech/investigation-underway-after-facebook-goes-down-for-almost-a-day/287-18ccb300-6b97-4e22-a0ef-046ce8523318?jwsource=cl Full Story: Facebook outage: nice break or rude awakening?
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