by Jonathan Kilpatrick | Apr 27, 2021 | Cyber
Pretend you are on Jeopardy – The year that the world’s first Cyber attack occurred. What is 1834, Alex? (My small tribute to Alex Trebek). 1834 is correct. In 1834, the Blanc brothers intercepted messages on the French telegraph (a mechanical line of sight system) to...
by Jonathan Kilpatrick | Mar 2, 2021 | Cyber
Cyber Security on a budget Over 88% of businesses in the United States are considered small businesses and have less than 20 employees. These businesses often do not have a robust IT department or the technical expertise to put complex Cyber security protocols...
by Jonathan Kilpatrick | Feb 17, 2021 | Cyber, Strategy
While I was sitting in the CIO seat, I would be asked regularly about the latest cyber-attack. “Does thinking about the WannaCry virus keep you awake at night?” or “How do you sleep knowing the SolarWinds hack was successful?” My response was always the same. I...
by Jonathan Kilpatrick | Feb 9, 2021 | Cyber
Oldsmar Florida Water Utility was hacked by cyber criminals. (In case you missed it https://www.tampabay.com/news/pinellas/2021/02/08/someone-tried-to-poison-oldsmars-water-supply-during-hack-sheriff-says/) The obvious question for me is why? Many are responding to...
by Jonathan Kilpatrick | Feb 4, 2021 | Cyber
SolarWinds Flares SolarWinds seems to be the vulnerability that just keeps giving. As is typical in the world of cyber, when a vulnerability is disclosed, it gains the spotlight and garners a great deal of attention from researchers and hackers alike. SolarWinds...
by Jonathan Kilpatrick | Feb 4, 2021 | Cyber
Originally post 12/30/2020 By now everyone in the IT world, and many on main street, are aware of the SolarWinds breach. The fact that top tier firms like FireEye Security and Microsoft, among others, sustained hacks using SolarWinds to infiltrate their network...
