![]() Many IoT devices are easy targets for hacking. No one should think that the discovery of the SolarWinds hack means it’s almost history. It will take quite a while to identify and remove all the malware that the Russians installed. Unfortunately, we don’t have enough qualified security personnel to fix the problems caused by this Russian hack. SolarWinds distribution provided the Russians with about 18,000 targets that are all large corporations and government agencies. #Stamos group ransomwhere softwareThe Russians inserted brilliantly designed, custom-built malware into the software package build process. The SolarWinds hack is the primary product of Russian state-sponsored espionage that began years ago. Private hacking groups are forcing us all to improve our cybersecurity.Ĭyber Security Today, Week in Review for SolarWinds hack That’s how these groups acquired the same advanced hacking skills that government-sponsored hacking organizations accumulated over the past decade. Every organization is now a hacking target.Ĭurrent and former employees of Russian and Chinese government-sponsored hacking organizations founded most of these private hacking organizations. They quickly realized that the number of hacking opportunities has exploded far beyond large companies and government departments. Sophisticated private hacking groups formed in recent years because key hackers learned they can earn tens of millions of dollars with ransomware and other attacks. Before joining Stanford, Alex served as the chief security officer of Facebook and Yahoo. He’s working to improve the security and safety of the internet through his teaching and research at Stanford University. Alex StamosĪlex Stamos is a cybersecurity expert, business leader and entrepreneur. Professor Alex Stamos, the director of the Stanford Internet Observatory, began Collision 2021 with a question and answer session on developments in cybersecurity. Artificial Intelligence (811) Auto Tech (32) Blockchain (151) CanadianCIO (87) Careers & Education (4416) Channel Strategy (22) Cloud (2008) Communications & Telecom (346) Companies (711) Data & Analytics (1255) Development (649) Digital Transformation (1170) Distribution (124) Diversity & Inclusion (44) Ecommerce (82) Emerging Tech (24147) End User Hardware (31) Engineering (79) Financial (109) FinTech (80) Future of Work (316) Governance (95) Government & Public Sector (5995) Human Resources (801) Infrastructure (8492) IoT (6165) it-administration (1) it-cloud (0) ITWC Morning Briefing (110) Leadership (4258) Legal (113) Legislation (128) Managed Services & Outsourcing (4302) Marketing (56) MarTech (3) Medical (19) Mobility (3416) Not For Profit (16) Open Source (27) Operations (68) People (97) Podcasts (1868) Privacy (582) Project Management (1099) Security (7565) Service (38) Smart Home (15) SMB (53) smb-leadership (1) Social Networks (151) Software (4129) Supply Chain (108) Sustainability (78) Tech in Sports (4) Women in Tech (171) ![]()
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