Category Archives: Cyber@Risk™

#41 – CYBER SECURITY IS NOW JOB #1 – NIST CYBER SECURITY FRAMEWORK – GREG HUTCHINS

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Thirty years ago Ford Motor Company had a tag line in all its advertising:

Quality is Job #1!

Great tagline.  Now we believe that everyone’s new tagline is:

Cyber Security is Job #1!

Greg Hutchins pixThe US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has just finalized its much expected cyber security risk management framework.

President Obama directed NIST to develop a risk management   framework to secure infrastructure vital to the US and for that matter’s any country’s critical infrastructure such as banking, electrical power grid, water, and transportation. Continue reading →

#39 – FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES HERE TODAY – CAPERS JONES

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Capers Jones pixThis paper discusses a number of interesting technical advances that are theoretically already possible in 2014, although in fact not currently available.  Hopefully showing the software community what is technically feasible will encourage universities and larger corporations to move more quickly. Continue reading →

#38 – CERM RISK INSIGHTS 2014 CYBERSECURITY WEBINAR SERIES

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The title of the proposed 2014 cyber series is:  Changing Cyber Landscape

This year is going to be a banner year for cyber security.  Take a look at the following events.  The number of data breaches will increase.  More state actors from China, Russia, and even our allies will attempt to penetrate critical infrastructure.  More revelations on cyber intrusion of Federal facilities.  Further losses of personal identification information.  Heightened cyber warfare.  Significant data breaches growing exponentially.  Increasing cyber crime with material impacts.  Additional NSA revelations.  Increased privacy law breaches.  More regulatory penalties, shareholder lawsuits, and reputational damage.  And, the list goes on. Continue reading →

#22 – CYBER SECURITY – #1 GLOBAL THREAT – GREG HUTCHINS

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Greg Hutchins pixGen. Fang Fenghui, chief of staff of the China’s People’s Liberation Army said:

Cyberattacks could be “as serious as a nuclear bomb” (The Wall Street Journal  China: Cyber Attacks Are Like Nuclear Bombs.’ April 22, 2013).

The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, James R. Clapper recently announced:

“The growing use of cyber capabilities to achieve strategic goals is also outpacing the development of a shared understanding of norms of behavior, increasing the chances for miscalculations and misunderstandings that could lead to unintended escalation. (“Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community” March 12, 2013.) Continue reading →

#22 – 1ST INTERNET ADDICT INPATIENT TREATMENT CENTER

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Dr. Carolyn Turbyfill

Dr. Carolyn Turbyfil

A “voluntary, 10-day program” for Internet Addiction “is set to open on Sept. 9 at the Behavioral Health Services at Bradford Regional Medical Center” in Pennsylvania.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/1Sept13//Pennsylvania-1st-inpatient-Internet-Addiction-program Continue reading →