Kinal T. Patel

Hackers Humiliate U.S. State Department.

The article talks that “the U.S. government may be thwarting thousands of daily attempts to penetrate its IT system” but with increasing in successful attacks bad guys are winning few battles. In the recent months many government departments such as U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm…[Read more]

Researchers Shine Spotlight on OS X/iOS Masque Attack.

The article says that Masque Attack tricks victims into installing malicious apps from third-party app stores. The Masque attack is dangerous in enterprises that have BYOD policies and IT cannot distinguish fake apps from the original ones. Moreover, attackers use these attacks to bypass…[Read more]

5 Ways To Reinforce Your Company’s Cybersecurity Program Today.

The article talks that every enterprise has some sort of digital security programs. It is essential that the enterprise reviewed and updated the digital security programs on timely basis. The five essential elements that the enterprise consider while evaluating their security p…[Read more]

Staples May Be Next to Wear Data Breach Scarlet Letter.

The article talks that recently staples another retailer has fallen victim to a data breach. The consumer is scared by the news and according the survey, five percent of consumers decided not to return to a retailer that has hacked. Banks of the east coast noticed that fraudulent charges…[Read more]

FBI warns US businesses of cyber attacks, blames Beijing.
The article says that, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation says that hackers believes to be backed by the Chinese government and have recently launched attacks on US companies. Josh Campbell an FBI spokesman says that steps should be taken to mitigated those…[Read more]

5 Ways Data Denial Hurts Marketing and Sales.
The article that I read talks about five areas where data plays an important role in the organization. The impact of this data is dulled by the preconceived notions of the people entrusted with it. The five areas are sales hiring, lead scoring, lead nurturing, pipeline management, territory…[Read more]

Topic: State launches new cyber security effort to protect individuals, businesses from hackers.
My article talks about cyber hygiene, as the number of complaint increases about hacking attacks, businesses and governments are beefing up their cyber security. The organization and individuals should practice good cyber hygiene by following five…[Read more]

Android L will keep Your Secretes Safer
The article i read says that Google confirmed that encryption will be turned on by default in the next release of Android. Android devices have offered encryption for some time, but only as an option, means that users had to actively turn the feature on. Chris Hazeltion, a research director for mobile and…[Read more]

Key Point from Readings:
Security Management System describes three main objectives of information security such as confidentiality, Integrity and Availability. The risk management methodology was developed to guide, design and managed security of an information system within the framework of an organization.
Questions:
Discuss E-port…[Read more]

The article that I read talks about cloud computing. Further, the article states that Cisco has acquired a privately-controlled company called Metacloud. Metacloud’s model stands out in the industry because it both delivers and remotely operates production- ready private clouds in a customer information center. InterCloud is a new hybrid cloud s…[Read more]

Cisco Acquires Private Cloud Provider MetaCloud
The article that I read talks about cloud computing. Further, the article states that Cisco has acquired a privately-controlled company called Metacloud. Metacloud’s model stands out in the industry because it both delivers and remotely operates production- ready private clouds in a customer i…[Read more]

Montana Hack Exposes Health Records of 1.3M Consumers
According to the article, Montana officials have confirmed that the personal information of people has been hacked. State officials notified potential victims that hackers broke into a Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) computer server. Furthermore, officials are still…[Read more]

The Risk IT framework
The Risk IT framework, assist organizations in achieving business goals by reducing operational risk and failure, increased information quality and stakeholder confidence. “The process model is divided into three domains: risk governance, risk evaluation and risk response.”
Textbook:
Every organization needs to und…[Read more]