Amid a recent Reuters report that Facebook has suspended fake accounts looking to sow discord ahead of the upcoming November election, and as revelations that 12 Russian intelligence officials interfered with the 2016 election cycle continue to make shockwaves, concerns about cyber security and the integrity of online systems, and the functions they support, are …
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How Copyright Laws are Turning the Internet of Things into a National Security Risk: Part I
For years now, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and its spokespersons have fought for the ability of device owners to legally jailbreak owned devices in order to properly secure them from potential threat or outside manipulation. Never has this discussion been more germane than today as the devices most people carry now connect to the …
- December 8, 2015
- Alex Cook
From Russia (and Asia) with love: Cyber warfare and the growth of state-sponsored hacking
The scope of the threats to law firm data is global. In this panel discussion at the 5th Annual Law Firm CFO/CIO/COO Forum: Data Privacy, Security & the Globalized Law Firm, a country-by-country breakdown of dangers were discussed while the audience absorbed the magnitude of the panelists’ concerns. Eben Kaplan, senior consultant, Control Risks; Josh Goldfarb, …
- June 15, 2015
- Joe Raczynski
IACP 2014 – Social media best practices for law enforcement
It took a fatal car accident to bring Sergeant Tim Burrows, Traffic Services Communications Office, Toronto Police Services, into the world of social media. He saw the case – a multiple car crash with three fatalities where alcohol was involved – as an opportunity to build an audience and a community around traffic safety. So when …
- October 27, 2014
- Alex Cook
IACP 2014 – Cyber threats and attacks facing law enforcement agencies
In November 2013, the Swansea Police Department of Massachusetts was the target of a cyber attack. The organization’s entire network was down after “CyptoLock” malware had infected their systems. Officers were able to determine that an anonymous attacker from Eastern Europe had penetrated their network and would only “unlock” the system after a ransom had …
- October 26, 2014
- Alex Cook
A Day in the Life of a Threat Actor – ILTA 2014 session
After several sessions discussing the risks firms may face from cyber security threats, it was a welcome change of pace to hear more about how these threats are orchestrated and what organizations are doing to stay ahead of “threat actors.” Barry Hensley, executive director of the Counter Threat Unit at Dell SecureWorks, offered a …
- August 19, 2014
- Alex Cook
