For over a decade, Richardcyoung.com has been warning about the vulnerabilities in America’s power grid, especially in regard to hackable SCADA systems that, when compromised, could do major damage to the grid. Now, Paul Steidler reports in RealClearEnergy that the grid needs urgent strengthening. He writes: The U.S. electric grid continues to face a bevy […]
How Badly Could Russian Cyberattacks Hurt the USA?
For some time now Americans have been hearing warnings of impending Russian cyberattacks that could cripple the nation’s infrastructure. Just how likely are they, and how damaging could they be? Jack Detsch reports at Foreign Policy: But experts believe that Russia doesn’t have to use digital attacks that harm physical infrastructure in the United States […]
Could the Colonial Pipeline Shutdown Change America’s Response to Cyberattacks?
The cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline exposed America’s vulnerable energy infrastructure. But the hackers are only one part of the problem. There are numerous laws on the books in America that exaggerate the damage caused by pipeline failures, but not all the fault lies in this country. Other countries willing to turn a blind eye […]
Cybersecurity—Ignore at Your Own Risk: Tim Yee, FBI
A client sent me this video “Cybersecurity—Ignore at Your Own Risk,” by SA Tim Yee, FBI New Orleans. The presentation is around a half-hour, followed by questions. You can watch the entire presentation below. If you’re pressed for time, go to my top three highlights sections at minutes: 12:30, 24.00, and 32.00. P.S. If you […]
Charging Stations in Public Places Could Be Loaded with Malware
Have you heard of Juice Jacking? The term is the name of a strategy used by hackers to load public USB charging stations with malware that can attack the devices of users trying to charge them. Allowing your electronic devices to be compromised by malware can be one of the most stressful and violating modern […]
Can You Rely on the Experts to Protect Your Privacy?
Unfortunately, the short answer to my headline question is, no. You cannot rely on cybersecurity experts to protect your personal financial information, as evidenced by the numerous breaches of personal information at companies employing large staffs of such experts. Marriot, Equifax, J.P. Morgan, Yahoo (twice), and now Capital One, among many others, have all fallen […]
Will the Next “Battle of Britain” Be a Cyber War?
In the years leading up to World War II, the Western democracies, especially the British, worried about the growing power of Hitler’s Luftwaffe. The advent of real airpower had brought a scary new possibility to war; targeting of civilian areas from the air as a weapon of terror. Without today’s precision-guided bombs, the air war […]
Is Your Credit Card One of the 100 Million Just Breached? Would You Even Know?
A hacker recently stole information on 100 million credit card customers from one of the biggest card companies in the world. According to The Wall Street Journal, the hacker was able to access information like “names, addresses, ZIP Codes, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth and self-reported income, the bank said. Consumer data including […]
Will Iran Retaliate with a Digital Pearl Harbor?
In this U.S. Naval Institute Blog, Commander Brent Spillner, talks about “Preparing for a Digital Pearl Harbor” weeks before the United States completed its cyber-attack against Iran. Will we be ready if Iran decides to attack us? It’s important to look back. Spillner writes: A front-page headline in the 7 December 1941, New York Times […]
How Are You Protecting Your Identity?
The number of Americans impacted by identity theft annually grew 33% from 12.6 million in 2012 to 16.7 million 2017. Lifelock reports that data breaches are having the greatest impact on victims: Nearly 60 million Americans have been affected by identity theft, according to a 2018 online survey by The Harris Poll. That same survey […]
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