Patching the Meltdown Patch
Do you remember the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities that exploited critical vulnerabilities in modern processors in January 2018? It turns out the patch that Microsoft created for Meltdown could be worse than the original Meltdown vulnerability. Ulf Frisk, a Swedish penetration tester, warns in his blog:
Feds kick out Kaspersky – here’s why you should too.
As you may have heard, the Federal Government is requiring the removal of all Kaspersky software. Federal departments and agencies are required to identify any use or presence of Kaspersky products on their information systems and discontinue present and future use of the products by November 13 and remove the products by December 13. https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/09/13/dhs-statement-issuance-binding-operational-directive-17-01
Think Beyond the Costs of a Cyberattack
The costs of a security breach extend well beyond the immediate liabilities and remediation expenses:
29 percent of businesses that are breached lose revenue
23 percent of businesses lose new opportunities
22 percent of businesses lose existing customers
