Cynthia James

If the idea of “hacking-back” against cybercriminals who have harmed you or your company has seized you, your executive team, or your spouse as a reasonable thing to do, read

Call it retribution, justice, or just plain revenge: few films are as satisfying as when the bad guy (or gal) gets what they deserve in the end.  But vigilante movies

Disgruntled ex-employees don’t need to have special hacking skills to inflict severe damage on the company infrastructure. Cynthia James reviews a number of scenarios, and ways to prevent attacks of this kind.

Having your business bank account hijacked by cybercriminals could bankrupt your company, but that type of breach isn’t really what law enforcement cares about. They are concerned with only one thing: how well you protect certain information.

It is widely known in cybersecurity that the door to a data breach is often opened by employees. In what percentage of breaches is an employee directly at fault?

IT departments take most of the responsibility for the company cybersecurity. However, how fair is it to charge them with 100% of responsibility for everything that happens there? Cynthia James shares her thoughts on this matter.

Cybercriminals go for small businesses the same way lions go for a herd of antelope: it’s the weakest that will go down. Yet there are a few simple safety rules that will allow your business to stay breach-free.

It’s time to reconsider our stance on data storage, and in the process, perhaps we can force a little cybersecurity education. One solution is to apply “The Three Ps” to every data storage decision a company makes (at least about PII or valuable secrets).