Is Your Big Data Vulnerable? The year 2017 started on a dramatic Hollywood-style note for a few database-service providers. In a series of events, some database became victim of ransomware. This raised questions about the security of cloud-based databases which has been the biggest drawback of cloud so far. MongoDB and Elasticsearch Fell Victim In what seemed to be a hacking … [Read more...] about Attackers Can Intercept Data From CouchDB and Hadoop Databases
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A Starter Kit for Solving the Cyber Security Problem
Ownership of a companys cybersecurity is akin to an issue like climate change or eco-preservation: Its a concern that touches everyone. For cybersecurity, however, universal ownership may not be the best approach to ensure accountability. Technology is an integral part of the corporate environment, but the responsibility of protecting that interconnectivity doesnt always fit … [Read more...] about A Starter Kit for Solving the Cyber Security Problem
5 Ways How to Prevent Hackers From Accessing Your Router
The abundance of internet-connected devices in this high-tech age has no doubt made your life easier, but all of these new devices bring their share of headaches as well. After all, the more devices you're connected to, the more opportunities you provide for hackers to breach your information. It's not just PCs, laptops and smartphones. Hackers can also target the "gateway" to … [Read more...] about 5 Ways How to Prevent Hackers From Accessing Your Router
Why Humans Are the Weakest Link with Data Breaches
The recent TalkTalk data breach is going to be an expensive data breach. It seams that the British Internet Service Provider will have to spend 35 million pounds on recovery measurements. Although that is a lot of money, it is better than going bankrupt as happened to the Dutch security firm Diginotar after being hacked in 2011. Being hacked is a threat for any organization … [Read more...] about Why Humans Are the Weakest Link with Data Breaches
Discovery Analytics: It’s Not Hacking, It’s R&D
I spend a lot of time these days talking with companies about the need for a formal approach to enabling what is often called discovery analytics or exploratory analytics. What I find is that many people have a fundamental misunderstanding of what discovery analytics is all about. There is one analogy that I have found to be effective in getting people to better understand the … [Read more...] about Discovery Analytics: It’s Not Hacking, It’s R&D
