Capital Thinking Blog

Houston? We have a (security) problem.

Eric Chunn -

Capital Thinking • Issue #93 • View online

Governments and companies are scrambling to cover security problems with laws, regulations, and new policies.

At the end of the day, our personal data is just that - personal. And it’s up to us to safeguard our own data.

Nobody else is going to do it.

What kind of problem?

We hear about a new hack or security breach nearly every day. Over and over again we’re told that “security is the next big thing.”

Nope. It’s already a big thing, you just haven’t been paying attention.

Just to get you up to speed, here are a few stories from around the web that make the point better than I can.

Think your company is immune? Think again?

Almost half of organisations have suffered a data breach
Those that did, suffered a huge amount of breaches on a yearly basis.
ITProPortalSead Fadilpašić

Even Cities are spending millions

Atlanta struggles with major cyberattack
Online assault appears much worse than originally anticipated.
ITProPortalSead Fadilpašić

Companies, Cities, and even Hospitals

Nine reasons healthcare is the biggest cyberattack target
Long, busy days mean healthcare staff don’t have the time and resources to educate themselves about online risks.
ITProPortalAdrian Jones

Even the Experts are sometimes asleep at the wheel

WannaCry failed to be enough of a security wake-up call
Some IT pros did nothing to protect themselves after WannaCry.
ITProPortalSead Fadilpašić

The lesson is to update your router

Poor router security is making Brits vulnerable to cyberattacks
Users rarely update router firmware or change the default login credentials, report finds.
ITProPortalSead Fadilpašić

Dick Hardt was ahead of his time

Okta: Why identity management is the challenge of our time
Oktane18 - Okta CEO lays out his vision for securing enterprise users around the world.
ITProPortalMichael Moore

Hardt was talking about personal identity management back in 2006.  You may remember his presentation to OSCON that year is ranked as one of the best presentations ever.  

The challenges he outlined back then are the very same ones we face today.

*Feature photo by sebastiaan stam on Unsplash