January 2019 – TBG Security – Information Security Consulting

How the US government shutdown damages cybersecurity for everybody

The US government has been in shutdown mode for a record length of time, already at the time of writing exceeding the previous Clinton-era record, 21 days in 1995-96, by more than 50%.

With disagreement over the $5 billion cost of President Trump’s border wall showing no signs of abating, the shutdown could well roll on into February.

What impact is the shutdown having on cybersecurity?

Website certificates:

The most visible effect has been on government-run websites. ...

24
JAN
2019

Information Security, Internet Explorer Security Flaw, IT Security, Network Security, Security Alerts

government, impact, shut down, US

2019: What to expect in cybersecurity this year

Posted by: Carole Theriault

Another year is upon us. 2018 was a cyber rollercoaster with massive internet scandals and data breaches. With that in mind there are a number of IT security topics that should be top of mind for 2019.

Take a look at a few we’ve identified…

Security by Design

We expect to see a greater focus on baked-in security, be this in application development, or in IT and company strategies. In 2018, with the enforcement of Europe’s data ...

8
JAN
2019

CISO On Demand, Cloud Security, Compliance, Cyber Criminals, cyber-security, Data Breach, Identity Theft, Incident Response, Information Security, Network Security, Penetration Testing, Uncategorized

2019, IT Security, predictions, Risk Assessment, statistics