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Don’t Fall Victim to Breach Fatigue in 2019

Over the past couple of years, the number of hacks, ransomware attacks, and cybercrime have grown at an exponential rate. These attacks are accompanied by commensurate announcements — headlines, news stories, web content, email and such.


Repetition breeds familiarity which easily converts to fatigue. When fatigue sets in we stop responding as we should, placing us in a higher risk category.


I encourage you to not succumb to breach fatigue. Deal with these threats. Act now. Change risky behavior and bad habits. The time to prepare and change is now — before the event when you still have some control.




Dan Adams, President, NENS






Global Hacking Targets Critical Infrastructure | NENS
Why Cybersecurity is like football | NENS

To Catch a Cyberthief | NENS
Value of a Hacked Email Account | NENS
Extreme Cybersecurity Predictions | NENS

Global Hacking Campaign Targets Critical Infrastructure

The sophisticated campaign has targeted dozens of companies, most of which are based in the US.


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Playoff Games: 4 Ways Cybersecurity Is Like Football

Going to a part for the weekend's big game? Chances are high someone at the football get together will ask what you do.

Good news: You can use football to explain some basic concepts of what happens in cybersecurity.



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The Four Big Stories That Defined Cybersecurity in 2018

Cybersecurity played a role in most major conflicts of 2018, from U.S. efforts to hold Russia accountable for its attempts to undermine the 2016 election to U.S.-China clashes over trade and technology to the midterm election contest held under a cloud of uncertainty about whether foreign powers were attempting to influence the vote.

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What's the Value of a Hacked Email Account?

One of the most-viewed stories on this site is a blog post+graphic that I put together last year to illustrate the ways that bad guys can monetize hacked computers. 


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Extreme Cyber Predictions for 2019

Prediction blogs are fun but also kind of dangerous because we’re putting in writing educated guesses that may never come true and then we look, um, wrong.


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