Clinton School of Public Service Hosts Cybersecurity Awareness Program

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Clinton School of Public Service hosted a cybersecurity program Monday in honor of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

The program was called “Cybersecurity in the Real World” and the main theme was “Stop, Think and Connect.”

Dr. Phyllis Schneck, Chief Cybersecurity Official at the Department of Homeland Security, spoke at the program about the importance of internet safety in this day and age.

Dr. Schneck says technology and innovation are outpacing security. She says part of her mission is “mitigation and response to cyber threat”.

“Be cognizant that everything is likely having an electronic component today and it could be talking or sending your information places we don’t yet understand,” Schneck says. For the full article click here 

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Trump: Hillary’s only cyber security experience is ‘her criminal scheme’

Donald Trump whacked Hillary Clinton as unfit to be president, citing her mishandling of e-mail as secretary of state while addressing cyber security on Monday.

“Hillary Clinton’s only experience in cyber security involves her criminal scheme to violate federal law, engineering a massive coverup and putting the entire nation in harm’s way,” Trump said.

“The fact that a former senator and secretary of state claimed not to know what the letter ‘C’ means is just one more example of why she’s unfit to hold public office.” For the full article click here 

 

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Cybersecurity not just for big businesses, Las Vegas firm says

We are a Las Vegas-based cybersecurity company focused on providing affordable, automated, efficient and intelligent solutions to small businesses.

What is your business philosophy?

Part of our mission statement is that if you find a job you love, you never work another day in your life. We believe in finding team members who share our passion for technology and cybersecurity, and we all work together toward our core goal: to protect America’s small businesses from cybercriminals.

Why is it important for small and medium-sized businesses to have cybersecurity? What are the threats of not having security or an IT team?

Seventy-one percent of cyberattacks target small businesses, and the scary follow-up statistic is that 60 percent of small businesses successfully attacked go out of business within six months. Small-business owners frequently operate with the mindset that they are too small to be the target of an attack, but that’s simply not true today. As large corporations invest thousands, if not millions, of dollars in cybersecurity strategy and hardware, it’s the small businesses that are left vulnerable and without protection. Cybercriminals know it. Think of it like a burglar looking to break into a house. Is he going to pick the house with the sophisticated alarm system, dogs and bars on the window? Or is he going to pick the house that has glass windows, no screen door and no alarm? For the full article click here 

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Cyber attacks cost UK businesses up to £1m, according to BAE Systems

New research reveals cyber ignorance putting businesses at risk

Research has thrown further light on the evolution of cyber security from technical issue to board issue, with the average cost of an attack standing at £330,000. For one in ten UK businesses, according to research by BAE Systems, the cost of an attack is much higher – hitting up to £1 million.

79% of the UK businesses leaders surveyed believe that they have the appropriate security controls in place to defend against cyber attacks. Yet this confidence sits at odds with other findings from the research.

More than half (57%) of those surveyed said they had experienced a cyber attack in the past year, with one in five being in the dark when it came to knowing if their organisation has the right security controls in place. Of further concern is the fact that many of those surveyed who were confident about their defences had not tested their incident response plans for at least six months. For the full article click here 

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UK National Cyber Security Centre set to open

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will officially launch tomorrow, October 1, and will open for service on Monday.

Alison Whitney from the NCSC was speaking at the recent Cyber Security in Healthcare conference when she said that the website will be the first indication that they will be ready to go. The site is due to be launched on Tuesday, October 4.

The government described the intended activities for the NCSC, as well as how it works and the people it works for, earlier this year, but was yet to provide a specific launch date.

The NCSC will be based at new London premises, in addition to offices located close to Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Whitney said:
“The primary goal of the NCSC is to simplify the complicated [cyber security] picture across government that made it difficult for organisations to know who to talk to. It brings together all the key organisations under a single organisational umbrella to provide better support and bridge the gaps between government, industry and critical national infrastructure.”

Whitney added that the NCSC has four primary goals, with preparatory work undertaken in the summer, along with pilot studies and trials.

The goals are to diminish the level of cyber security threat to the UK, to competently respond to attacks and limit damage to the country, to gain an awareness of the cyber security landscape and to improve the strength of cyber security in the UK, providing more stability in major cyber security challenges facing this country. For the full article click here 

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Spotlight on National Cyber Security Awareness Month

There has been a quite a bit of buzz lately over the importance of small business cyber security. There are about 500,000 cyber attack attempts per minute around the world, and hackers don’t discriminate — they are targeting everyone from governments to financial institutions to small businesses.

In fact, 44 percent of small businesses report being the victim of a cyber attack, with an average cost of $9,000 per attack. As technology and connected devices become more sophisticated, so do hackers. October marks National Cyber Security Awareness Month, so if you haven’t put much thought into your business’ cyber security strategy, now would be a good time to do so.

National Cyber Security Awareness Month is an annual campaign designed to raise awareness about cyber security by engaging and educating public and private sector partners through events and educational materials. The initiative also strives to provide individuals and businesses with the tools and resources needed to stay safe online, and increase the resiliency of the United States in the event of a cyber incident. For the full article click here 

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UMass recruits in Springfield for MassMutual-inspired cyber security program

SPRINGFIELD — When the University of Massachusetts was developing its cyber security program at the UMass Center at Springfield, it surveyed area employers about the need for trained computer security professionals.

Yes, please, they said. We want more … and fast.

“This program is for Springfield,” said Tracy Mitrano, who is the academic dean and an instructor for UMass Amherst cyber security programs. “We are in a global information economy. You cannot navigate a global information economy if all your information is just getting sucked out.”

That goes if you are Baystate Health with its database of patient information or MassMutual Financial Group, which holds sensitive financial and customer data. For the full article click here 

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