The Latest from Robert Ackerman
Develop a serious cybersecurity strategic plan that incorporates CCM
It’s time for enterprises to strategize seriously and realize they must move from firefighting to fireproofing.
Democratic presidential nominees are ignoring the issue of our cybersecurity infrastructure
With the long battle for the Democratic nominee for president in 2020 firmly underway, more than 20 political hopefuls are talking about spreading the fruits of a solid economy to millions of middle-c
Too few cybersecurity professionals is a gigantic problem for 2019
As the new year begins gaining steam, there is ostensibly a piece of good news on the cyber front. Major cyberattacks have been in a lull in recent months. The good tidings are fleeting, however.
Cyber breaches abound in 2019
Cyber breaches have been a gigantic thorn in the global economy for years. But expect them to be even more rampant in the new year.
The healthcare industry is in a world of cybersecurity hurt
As a relentless swarm of successful cyber attacks severely disrupt companies in every industry and require enormous expenditures to repair the damage, what typically gets lost in the shuffle is that s
Can data science save social media?
The unfettered internet is too often used for malicious purposes and is frequently woefully inaccurate. Social media -- especially Facebook -- has failed miserably at protecting user privacy and block
The Trump team has failed to address the nation’s mounting cybersecurity threats
Government civilian and military agencies had a 90-day deadline to review and assess their cybersecurity status and propose improvements.
Eight deadlines related to this have come and gone, and mor
Changing the security landscape for entrepreneurs
Cloud computing and the IoT have given rise to seemingly intractable security exposure. The good news is that a new technological advance could unleash the full promise of cloud computing and put IoT
Trump’s cybersecurity executive order is a good first step
A significant piece of cybersecurity news erupted last week, although it was nearly drowned out by the growing flap over President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. There are two overridin
In Communications, Privacy And Security Are Illusions
President Obama has tried for three years to persuade Congress to pass a cybersecurity bill. The president went so far as to highlight his cybersecurity proposals to a prime-time audience during his r
Happy New Year — Unless You’re A Startup
As we enter a new year, innovation is advancing across a broad front -- mobile, data analytics, virtualization, security, the sharing economy, payment systems and more. That’s the good news.
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