Cyber technology has created several new opportunities for deviance in the workplace.  It has created new ways to do things other than work; when your work involves using a computer, it can be easy to get distracted by social media or online shopping, also on the computer.  Data theft is easier than it was before…

Budgets are tight everywhere, including cybersecurity.  With that in mind, it’s important to allocate funds to where they can be most effective.  Training addresses the biggest vulnerability in most systems, the human element, and can also make technological security factors more effective.  Because of this, training should be the biggest item in a security budget,…

Over the past century, people in developed countries have developed greater and greater reliance on distributed systems.  Electrical and water systems have changed from luxuries to absolute necessities; without either one people can die.  Consequently, reliability is paramount, and SCADA systems can provide both increased reliability and greater efficiency in operation and management.  However, greater…

All parts of the IT field are full of acronyms and cybersecurity is no exception. Among the many, two important ones are CIA and AAA, standing for “confidentiality, integrity, and availability”, and “authentication, authorization, and accounting”. They address different sections of the IT process. CIA is concerned with the entire process from software and hardware…