Can Converged Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) be Secured? The short answer? No. Upon recent review of a NIST/NCCoE project guideline for backup/recovery of manufacturing networks, the scope was realistic but frank, pessimistic – clearly when IT/OT intertwine an attack
Who's to Blame for Downstream Ransomware? The president of Microsoft, Brad Smith, in response to the SolarWinds breach said, "I think from a software engineering perspective, it’s probably fair to say that this is the largest and most
air gap Stuxnet Ironically Highlights Solution to $6 Trillion Cybercrime Industry The Stuxnet worm was believed to have been first developed around 2005, and depending on who you asked, could have been authored by a number of different hackers (or groups) working in collaboration.
The Struggle of Securing your A.I. The organizations generating the most market value from their products (consumer data) have been those successful at flipping the consumer-producer dynamic on its head. Having successfully marketed a platform for users to provide
What's a Better Ransomware Hostage, Supercomputing or Production Cycles? Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Data Science insights are at the forefront of market innovation; neural networks have become a means of survival as Blue Chips look to develop wealth-preservation strategies.
Who Will You Call To Negotiate Back Control Of Your Factory? Manufacturing companies account for almost 30% of all ransomware victims globally, and US companies account for more than half of all victims. The US auto industry can see the writing on the wall
Private Clouds: No Internet? No Problem. It’s easy to envision on premises High Performance Computing (HPC) budget and strategy meetings focusing on compute and storage bandwidth, rather than consider complex infrastructure overhauls. “We need to increase compute cycle
Cyber Insurance Isn't Enough? Stepping in to address the consequences of poor InfoSec strategy and performance, insurance groups have seized the opportunity to offer cyber liability insurance. As businesses host critical data in off premises clouds, the
Ransomware as a Service? Perhaps more interesting than insurance premiums growing on average 96%, year-over-year, is considering the growth of the Ransomware-as-a-Service industry. In 2021 the global cost of reported incidents was valued at $20B, 57 times