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Expert interview: The race to resolve Amazon’s Alexa vulnerability
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Join Check Point’s security researchers, Yaara Shriki, Dikla Barda and Roman Zaikin, for an in-depth interview about a vulnerability that they discovered within Amazon’s Alexa device. The team alerted Amazon to the issue, and it’s since been resolved. Nonetheless, the details have implications for users, and you might want to be aware of […]
The device security details that you don’t want to miss
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Would financing mobile phones and/or laptops on behalf of all employees reduce your organization’s cyber security risk? A new study says that it’s quite likely. Organizations that request or require for employees to use personal devices (laptops, smartphones, tablets) for work purposes may be less secure than companies that provide these tools. Organizations […]
Make the Most of National Cyber Security Awareness Month!
October 1st marks the commencement of National Cyber Security Awareness month, a 30-day campaign designed to help leaders communicate the importance of cyber security measures to colleagues and friends. The campaign is in its 17th year, and supported by CISA, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The annual number of cyber attacks in the […]
Head of Engineering, Mark Ostrowski, on security in the ‘new normal’ (Part 2)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Mark Ostrowski is Head of Engineering, US East, for Check Point Software, a global cyber security company. With over 20 years of experience in IT security, he has helped design and support some of the largest security environments in the country. Mark actively contributes to national and local media discussing cyber security and […]
Online voting for Americans in 2020?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: To help Americans stay at home and in good health amidst the coronavirus pandemic, many legislators and citizens alike have lobbied for mail-in-ballots. Presently, 32 of the 50 US states offer voting via fax, e-mail or online portal, albeit this is largely limited to voters with special circumstances. What do security experts say […]
Ransomware attacks: The new solutions that barely exist
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: History tells that the world’s first ransomware attack occurred just over 30 years ago, in 1989, and targeted the healthcare sector. In 2020, the healthcare sector remains a top target for ransomware attacks. In January alone, 10 ransomware attacks paralyzed the healthcare industry, and by the end of February, 16 more disabled computer […]
America’s digital divide: A crisis for corporations & consumers alike
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A recent Consumer Reports American Experiences Survey indicates that 80% of Americans believe that a good broadband connection is as critical to daily life as running water or electricity. However, the US is falling behind when it comes to internet connectivity, and the “digital divide” is threatening to destroy lives. As of March […]
Think you have high visibility into your teams? The problem isn’t remote work
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Executives’ roles are akin to those of generals in the army; executives must position themselves in such a way as to gain both the bird’s-eye view, and the worm’s-eye view, enabling them to see what’s unfolding in the trenches. Why you might not have the high visibility that you presumed: If you’ve been […]
In dangerous & deadly ransomware attack, criminals decrypt for free
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In Dusseldorf, a ransomware attack that felled a hospital’s servers led to the untimely death of a human being. The attack perpetrators are now under investigation for manslaughter. The details of this cyber attack: On Thursday, September 17th, at the Dusseldorf hospital -which is affiliated with the Heinrich Heine University- 30 servers were […]
Head of Engineering, Mark Ostrowski, on security in the ‘new normal’
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Mark Ostrowski is Head of Engineering, US East, for Check Point Software, a global cyber security company. With over 20 years of experience in IT security, he has helped design and support some of the largest security environments in the country. Mark actively contributes to national and local media, discussing cyber security and […]
How to crack the code when it comes to high performing teams
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Have you ever had an incredible, creative, productive and energetic high performing team, greater than the sum of its parts? Building winning teams is both an art and a science. The exact recipe often feels quite elusive. But now, predictive data and predictive analytics permit leaders to assess a given workload against team […]
Business management strategy: Two CEOs, better than one?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ‘If you have two CEOs, you have no CEOs’, is the old phrase. Earlier this year, several major tech companies moved away from co-CEO experiments, including Salesforce and Oracle. Academics argue that the co-CEO model is doomed to fail due to the human inclination to indulge in competition, the lack of clear chain […]