A hacker broke into the system new parents were using to monitor their baby remotely. When the parents got into the room, the remotely controlled camera was pointed at them, not the baby. The cyber attacker screamed obscenities and so on at the parents and baby. Reacting as expected, the parents pulled the plug on […]
Smart House Is an Oxymoron
Raj Goel
Remembering Robin Williams
Robin Williams Live At The Met is the funniest routine I have ever heard. I am going to miss this crazy Friar – his pictures are all over the club walls. Here are my favorite jokes and one-liners from Robin: Prime Minister Botha, White Courtesy Phone. If it’s the Psychic Network, why do they need […]
Star Trek Changed the World
On Sep 8, 1966, Star Trek first appeared on TV…and changed our lives forever. I wasn’t born when Star Trek first aired, but I watched the reruns on WPIX-11 during my high school years (Go Bronx Science!). How did Star Trek change the world? 1) Trek was a Civil Rights Pioneer The first show to […]
Tenn Construction Firm Sues Bank For $193K
Tennessee Electric Company Inc. (now TEC Industrial) was recently hit by a devastating cyber-attack that initially cost them $327,000. Once they realized what had happened, TEC notified their bank, TriSummit Bank, who were able to recover $135,000, leaving TEC on the hook for approximately $193,000. According to Krebs On Security, “Tennessee Electric alleges that the bank […]
NYIT CyberSecurity Conference Protecting Critical Infrastructure
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 2014 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. NYIT Auditorium on Broadway 1871 Broadway at 61st Street New York, N.Y. Presented by NYIT’s School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, this conference will address a broad range of pressing topics including privacy; innovations in enterprise security; systems security and the Internet of things; mobile security; […]
National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month Are you prepared—take this quiz! [ ] You have a Disaster Supplies Kit [ ] Your Go-Bag is current [ ] Your have a Family Communication Plan [ ] Your business has a Disaster Recovery Plan [ ] Your business has a Business Continuity Plan If you’re unsure about any […]
Do you comply with the SEC OCIE Cybersecurity Requirements?
The threats to data have become so pervasive the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stepped in to address cybersecurity preparedness. In 2014, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) put forth its 2014 Examination Priorities and a Cybersecurity Roundtable was sponsored by the Commission in March. Commission Chair Mary Jo White […]
Grandparents are offering their grandkids to predators
A lot of people are going to read that and say that could never happen to their children and the grandparents. Yet, it is true. Grandparents who are on social media like Facebook do love to post pictures of their grandchildren. It’s what grandparents do. They are proud of their grandkids and want the world […]
Press Release by NYIT Cybersecurity Conference 2014
Raj Goel, CISSP Security & Compliance Consulting Practice www.rajgoel.com raj@rajgoel.com (917) 685-–7731 Noted security expert to lead panel discussion at IT conference Raj Goel to moderate expert panel on Protection of Critical Infrastructure, Organizations and Individuals against Cyber Attacks For the third year, noted Internet IT expert Raj Goel will speak at the NYIT Cybersecurity […]
Life of a Child
Raj Goel Security & Compliance Consulting Practice www.rajgoel.com raj@rajgoel.com (917) 685-–7731 Magazine article says parents destroying infant privacy at birth Noted Internet security expert Raj Goel said well-meaning parents are ruining any privacy their children may have, starting at birth. He reports on this in the August-September edition of InfoSecurity Magazine in the article “Life […]