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I did not lose on Jeopardy!
The Final Jeopardy category is “Cybersecurity.” The answer: “The reason why it was not Jeopardy! Clue Crew member assistant director Sarah W...
Topic: cybersecurity
I lost on Jeopardy! A cybersecurity lesson on phishing scams
By Jon Hyman
It started innocently enough, with a tweet : "Please share your best strategies for finding a PS5 before Christmas that do not involve ...
Now is as good a time as ever for a cybersecurity refresher
By Jon Hyman
In light of the recent crippling Russian cyber-attacks on Colonial Pipeline and JBS , now is a perfect time for a refresher course on cyber...
I’m not in Kansas anymore … or ever (an unemployment fraud story)
By Jon Hyman
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Is your business prepared for a cyber attack? (probably not, but I can help.)
By Jon Hyman
I’d like to share three scary cybersecurity statistics with you. 60 percent of small businesses fail within 6 months of a cyber attack....
Does an employer have a duty to protect the personal information of its employees? (Part 3)
By Jon Hyman
Employees trust their employers with a whole bunch of personal information. Social security numbers, medical documents, insurance records,...
Should you pay if your business is attacked by ransomware?
By Jon Hyman
Cleveland Hopkins Airport flight information boards have been out of service since last Monday ( story here ). Yesterday, after paying con...
What a morning at the BMV teaches about cybersecurity
By Jon Hyman
I spent way too much of my Saturday morning at the local Bureau of Motor Vehicles (aka the Walmart of government agencies). "Why,"...
FINRA's new "Best Practices" for Cybersecurity is MUST reading for any employer
By Jon Hyman
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently issued its Report on Selected Cybersecurity Practices – 2018 [pdf] . The Rep...
Make your business cyber-aware for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
By Jon Hyman
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month . Let's see how good your cyber-awareness is. Do you know the top method of cyber-...
Ohio's new cybersecurity safe harbor for businesses means the time for cybersecurity compliance is NOW
By Jon Hyman
Do you know that the average total cost of a data breach to a business is $3.86 million? This is a 6.4% increase over the past year. For...
Does an employer have a duty to protect the personal information of its employees?
By Jon Hyman
Consider the following scenario. An employer discovers that an employee who worked in its information technology department had been steal...
Ohio lawmakers consider safe harbor for cybersecurity compliance
By Jon Hyman
If the Equifax data breach hasn’t scared your company into cybersecurity compliance, Ohio lawmakers are considering dangling you a complianc...
It’s coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE: 12 steps for your employees to become cyber-aware
By Jon Hyman
Do you remember the movie When a Stranger Calls ? The movie opens with a babysitter receiving a telephone call from a man who asks, “Have ...
WannaCry? Then ignore cybersecurity
By Jon Hyman
Friday, the largest cyber-attack in history hit 150 different countries . The ransomware, known as WannaCry, infects via a link in a malic...
10 key elements of any data security policy to safeguard your company
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday, I told you that small businesses (less than 250 employees) suffered 31 percent of last year’s cyberattacks. What can you do to...
If you think your small business isn’t at risk for cybercrime, think again
By Jon Hyman
If you’ve ever spoken or though the words, “We’re too small to worry about a cyberattack,” you’d better think again. According to a rec...
Make password security a priority for your employees in 2017
By Jon Hyman
Do you know the top 10 passwords used to “secure” enterprise-connected devices in 2016 ? Sadly and unsurprisingly, here they are, along wi...
A not-so-subtle reminder about the need for cybersecurity training
By Jon Hyman
I feel like I’ve written a lot lately about the need for cybersecurity training for employees (for example, here , here , and here ). Yet...
The newest threat to your cybersecurity? Your lunchroom appliances
By Jon Hyman
Dinner is always a bit of cluster in my house. We are a home of two working parents, and, with music lessons and band rehearsals three nig...