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 […]
Star Trek Changed the World
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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 […]
Life Of A Child (2014 version)
Raj Goel, CISSP CTO Brainlink International, Inc. raj@brainlink.com 917-685-7731 Raj’s LinkedIn profile This article was published in the July/August 2014 issue of InfoSecurity Professional Magazine We’ve Created A Generation Of At-Risk Youth TECHNOLOGY HAS ALWAYS existed at the intersection of hope and fear. At the dawn of the Internet age, we dreamt of a world […]
The Lighter Side: Silly Summer Stories
How to Grow Strawberries: Farmer Evans was driving his John Deere tractor along the road with a trailer load of fertilizer. Tim, a little boy of 8, was playing in his yard when he saw the farmer and asked, “What’ve you got in your trailer?”“Manure,” Farmer Evans replied. “What are you going to do with […]
Could The Dog Days Of Summer Be A Threat To Your Business?
(How To Ensure The Heat Doesn’t Fry Your Server and Your Profits!) With the “dog days” of summer upon us, most business owners are looking for ways to keep their company’s sales and profits HOT, while keeping their IT expenses COOL. But if proper attention is not given to your server and network equipment during […]
What are the Biggest Mistakes Companies Make in Migrating to the Cloud?
Most companies make these 7 critical mistakes when migrating to the cloud. MISTAKE #1 They do NOT conduct a regulatory compliance analysis. Do local laws allow me to store this data in the cloud? Do my existing contracts allow me to use the cloud? A high-profile example: LA County signed a contract to move LA’s […]