Annual FBI Internet Crime Report Finds $2.7 Billion in Losses in 2018
Internet-enabled crime was responsible for $2.7 billion in losses in 2018, according to the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Report. The data confirms industry concerns about growing cybersecurity threats. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported an increase in the number of complaints from 301,580 in 2017 to 351,000 in 2018, or more than 900 […]
Should we start regulating cybersecurity in the supply chain? Not so fast.
Supply chain has become the hot topic in cybersecurity inside the Beltway in recent months – and for good reason. The British Standards Institution just this week released a new report on the supply chain identifying cybersecurity as one of the greatest security threats within the supply chain. The federal government has also taken notice to […]
ISA Top 2018 Highlights
ISA appointed industry co-chair (DHS is government co-chair) of the Policy Leadership Working Group charged by DHS Asst. Secretary for Cyber Security Jeanette Manfra with articulating the details of a Collective Cybersecurity Defense Model the Trump Administration wants to promote for cybersecurity. Policy Leadership Working Group produces a joint government-industry white paper defining the Collective […]
We need a new approach to cyber risk assessment
“Garbage in, garbage out.” For years, cyber risk assessments have often revolved around checklists of standards and practices that IT professionals can use to check off what they’ve done, but that model is insufficient, producing results that are hindering cybersecurity. ISA President Larry Clinton, at the Command and Control conference on Friday, September 21, called […]
At DEFCON, DHS Gets it Right on Cyber – We Need to Rethink Incentives
When DHS Assistant Secretary for Cyber Security Jeanette Manfra addressed the hackers at the annual Las Vegas showcase for modern wizardry, she didn’t focus on standards and bots. She talked about how digitization changes everything and the need to look at cybersecurity through an economic lens. She got it exactly right. “For the first time […]
Happy New Year: We Need a New Approach to Cybersecurity
By Larry Clinton We all know we are losing the battle to secure cyber space – badly. Maybe our New Year’s resolution ought to be to recognize this fact and come up with a new approach to the problem. The old ones don’t seem to be working. Specifically, we should consider moving away […]
Is it Time to Sunset Cybersecurity Awareness Month?
Sunsetting Cyber Awareness Month.blog.1017October 2, 2017 By Larry Clinton Raise your hand if you know anyone who is unaware that we have a cybersecurity problem. In a field where we are often desperate for any sign of success, I think we can spike the football on the issue of cybersecurity awareness. Understanding the cybersecurity problem? […]
Enabling better Cybersecurity Information Sharing with Small and Medium-sized Partners
By Jeff Brown “Information sharing” is one of the most powerful tools organizations can use against cyber threats that can erupt without warning and cause disruption worldwide. Once an organization—any organization, whether public or private sector—spots the tell-tale patterns of a new attack, alerting other organizations of these warning signs can help halt the spread […]
Cybersecurity and the Resilient Mindset
By Cindy Fornelli If you spend some time around the issue of cybersecurity, it won’t be long before you encounter the notion of resilience. “Cyber resilience is a public good,” observed a 2017 white paper from the World Economic Forum. A 2013 Presidential Policy Directive declared that “it is the policy of the United States […]
Petya Provides Context for Briefing Council on Foreign Relations
It appears the dust was just settling from the global impact of the WannaCry ransomware attack when a new culprit Petya (or not Petya) struck. Among the disturbing characteristics of these attacks is their vast international impact. Desperate for a silver lining, this happens to be a great backdrop for my previously scheduled briefing digital […]
