internet security
IPStrom Takedown Russian Mastermind Pleads Guilty
On Tuesday, November 14th, 2023, the United States (US) government initiated the IPStrom takedown, Russian mastermind pled guilty to being the brains behind the operation. The IPStrom malware network was taken down ...
How to Write A Website Privacy Policy
Data privacy attorneys are often called upon to draft a privacy policy for a company to link to their landing page. You know, the little link that says either “Privacy” or “Legal” ...
Shodan: Still the Scariest Search Engine on the Internet?
In April of 2013, CNN introduced the world to Shodan, a search engine for internet-connected devices, by publishing an article titled, Shodan: The scariest search engine on the Internet. CNN described how ...
The gift that keeps on giving: 7 tips to avoid cyber security threats
Did you give or receive a toy or new parental control or security app for the holidays? While well intentioned, you may have inadvertently created a security breach for the recipient or ...
The power of real-time capabilities for communication service providers
A colleague of mine recently alerted me to a white paper she read about the competitive advantage of real-time. The concept of “real-time” remains a hot topic, and I can appreciate the ...
Examples of Large & Small Business Cyber Attacks: Fighting for Survival Against a New Wave of Cyber Criminals
There are two types of businesses in the world today. Those that have been attacked by cybercriminals, and those that haven’t, yet. In what is becoming increasingly clear, most of these businesses ...
Protecting a New Vulnerable Population on the Internet
On a Mission of Protecting Abraham Lincoln is credited with saying that “A lawyer’s time and advice are his stock and trade.” Whether the quote is mis-attributed to Lincoln is irrelevant to ...
Lesson from Lockdowns: Crucial to Scale-Up Cybersecurity Services
The COVID-19 pandemic and governmental movement restrictions have led to an increased dependency on online services for individuals and businesses alike. Cybercriminals quickly identified this trend as an opportunity for gaining profits ...
How important is cybersecurity to mobile subscribers?
(This is a guest post by Ian Parkes, director at Coleman Parkes Research, a full-service, UK-based, end-to-end B2B market research company covering international telecom and a wide range of other industries.) My ...
Bringing network stability and security back to businesses big and small
If you remember the pre-pandemic fun of dining out in a Chinese restaurant, then you probably also know that, at the end of the meal, nobody wants to break open the fortune ...