There are numerous costs and benefits of a business having a cybersecurity program. But there are some tangible costs as well as intangible costs. The first tangible cost is much of the hardware, software, and manpower to institute a robust cybersecurity program can seem daunting. Specifically, for small businesses which are barely running off any…

Cyber technology has opened the door for a lot of workpace deviance. The first one that comes to my mind is insider threats. The list of government employees that used their access to information to commit espionage and damage national security is quite long. One disgruntled employee with access to TB’s of proprietary data can…

I think we can use the CIA Triad + Policy when talking about ethical issues with regards to storing electronic information about individuals. Confidentiality. We have to ensure that individuals who are entrusted with storing personal data are keeping that data private. Unauthorized access – or even selling that data to the highest bidder –…

I’ve been in the US Navy for quite some time now. We have to take an annual computer-based training called “Cyber Awareness.” If you don’t take this, you lose all access privileges and essentially a pox goes on your house. But I’ll admit that after so many years, I’ve memorized all the answers to the…