Search Tag: Cybercrime
2022 23 Dec
Cyber threats and vulnerabilities cannot be completely eliminated as no informatic system is completely impenetrable. However, certain measures can be implemented to limit the likelihood of a breach or reduce its scale and consequences. Effective leaders must focus on building mission-critical systems with the goal of quickly recovering from both...Read more
2022 23 Dec
Cyber threats and vulnerabilities cannot be completely eliminated as no informatic system is completely impenetrable. However, certain measures can be implemented to limit the likelihood of a breach or reduce its scale and consequences. Effective leaders must focus on building mission-critical systems with the goal of quickly recovering from both...Read more
2022 08 Jul
†Werner Leodolter was the CIO of KAGes. He was a Professor of Applied Business Management in Healthcare at the University of Graz and a lecturer at the Medical University of Graz and Graz University of Technology. Prof Leodolter was also the author of two books, “The Subconscious of Organizations - New Technologies - Rethinking Organizations”...Read more
2017 31 Jul
What would you remove from current business training and education, what would you replace it with and why? I would replace the outdated leadership and ethics courses with a cybersecurity and ethical leadership course, which would reframe the business world and provide the definitions for the new normality. Risk management education would...Read more
2017 07 May
When cybersecurity is breached and sensitive data is compromised, who should be held responsible - the hacker or the victim? When money is deposited into a U.S. bank and someone steals it, the money remains secured and the bank must honour its obligation to return the funds. Even if the bank goes out of business or into bankruptcy, each customer...Read more
2016 27 Sep
Europol published its much – anticipated annual Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report on Wednesday providing a frontline view for healthcare on how the cybersecurity threat is evolving and what organisations can do to fight it. The assessment focuses on important developments and emerging threats in cybercrime activity mostly...Read more
2016 25 Aug
There are two simple yet effective preventive measures that a public or private enterprise must put into place to stop cybercriminals in their tracks says Europol; practice pristine digital hygiene and keep anti-virus protection up-to-date. While these steps should be taken as the bare minimum to protect an organisation, if the dramatic...Read more
2016 25 Aug
WHEN WILL YOUR PACEMAKER BE HACKED ? In 2013, the Washington Post (among other news outlets) reported that Vice President Dick Cheney’s cardiac pacemaker had its wireless capabilities disabled when implanted in 2007 to eliminate any potential cyberintrusion threat (Peterson, 2013). This old headline, with the more recent U.S. Food and Drug...Read more