Are Manufacturing Robots Easy to Hack?
I worked in a manufacturing facility building very high scale integrated circuits as a consultant hired to help them with their cybersecurity and it was quite an eye-opener. For one thing, no …
Willful Blindness
We all see things we don’t want to see and just look the other way. Sometimes it is too uncomfortable to see certain problems or situations. And the reality is …
Put On Your Seatbelt
Let me ask you a question. By a show of hands how many of you put on your seatbelt every time you get in your car? Quite a few of …
Simple but Hard
Many times, I am asked about the challenges of putting together a strong cybersecurity posture. And it runs the gamut of questions from is it expensive? Or how do you …
Having A Plan
To be successful in your cybersecurity posture you will need to have a plan. By a plan I mean a written comprehensive plan on what you have currently, what you …
Don’t Fool Yourself
I was working on a project one time and it was a competitive situation. There were other manufacturers competing for the same business. They all were putting their best foot …
Patton And Innovation
We can learn a lot from legendary general George S. Patton. He was bold, and decisive with an unwavering desire to get to victory quickly. He was also controversial and …
Watching The Watcher
Several years ago I was talking with a good friend of mine about a physical security issue that was directly related to a cybersecurity issue I was working on. It …
The Crevasse Of Cybersecurity Readiness
Do you know the difference between a Crevasse and a gap? A gap is a hole in the trail, an obstacle to cross or a small crack you can jump …
Internet Snooping. Who should be doing the Snooping?
Who should be doing the snooping? A while back I saw this interesting ad on television, it was for a security system for your home. What made this security system …