All Cyber-Kinetic Security & Cybersecurity Posts
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Cyber-Kinetic Security
Information Security is not IT Security
Information security and IT security are often used interchangeably – even among experienced security professionals. While the two terms are related and share the common goal of protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of information, there are significant differences between them that are crucial for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) to understand. Misconstruing information security as merely IT security can lead to blind spots…
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Cyber-Kinetic Security
The Lights Are Blinking Red, and Cyber Budgets Are Blinking Off
We finally got the enterprise to look at cybersecurity. The crash slammed the door on spend just as threats professionalized and the attack surface exploded. That’s the bad news. The good news: the first 90 days of disciplined basics still move risk more than the last shiny thing you demoed in ’00. If you’re in finance, tech, or telecom, your security strategy for the year…
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Cyber-Kinetic Attacks: Safeguarding the Physical World from Digital Threats
Cyber-kinetic attacks are not science fiction but an emerging reality, as early incidents and government exercises have shown. This paper introduced the term to crystallize the concept that digital attacks can have deadly real-world effects. We have outlined how the rise of connected cyber-physical systems demands a commensurate evolution in security thinking, education, and policy. Moving forward, stakeholders must treat cyber-kinetic security with the urgency…
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