Being an InfoSec Professional / Breach announcements / Cybersecurity

A recent REALLY BIG breach: reporting relationships and college degrees

We are somehow hearing about what the Equifax CISO studied in college and not about when the firm’s last pen test was.    We are hearing about how heads rolled at Equifax but not if the reporting relationship between IT and Security has been revised.  Since the interim CISO seems to be reporting to the interim … Continue reading

Breach announcements / Cybersecurity

The hack that maybe wasn’t: Ashley Madison

In the world of on-line romance and breach notifications, the Ashley Madison hack is unique. Usually, on-line romance crimes involve fraud.  Law enforcement officials report that on-line romance fraud is under-reported because the victims are too embarrassed to admit they were duped.  They do not want to go through the humiliation of having a detective … Continue reading