National Security Agency Archives - Foster Institute https://fosterinstitute.com/category/national-security-agency/ Cybersecurity Experts Thu, 12 Nov 2015 17:45:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://fosterinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Favicon.png National Security Agency Archives - Foster Institute https://fosterinstitute.com/category/national-security-agency/ 32 32 Disaster Recovery Planning – Important New Threat https://fosterinstitute.com/disaster-recovery-planning-important-new-threat/ Thu, 12 Nov 2015 17:45:56 +0000 https://fosterinstitute.com/blog//?p=2209 Most executives know the importance of having, and testing, what they refer to as a disaster recovery plan. If you are serious about protecting your organization from a disaster, and you may owe it to yourself, your family, and your team members, know that PBS released a NOVA video that highlights a real danger we […]

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]]> Most executives know the importance of having, and testing, what they refer to as a disaster recovery plan. If you are serious about protecting your organization from a disaster, and you may owe it to yourself, your family, and your team members, know that PBS released a NOVA video that highlights a real danger we all face. The show is less than an hour long, is available online from PBS, and it is called CyberWar Threat: As internet connections multiply so do points of attack and risks to national security.

Something else to be aware of is that Ted Koppel, former anchor for Nightline, released his book about the vulnerability of the country’s power grid, entitled Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath. According to him, we are woefully unprepared.

Additionally, the topic of terrorists taking out the power grid is becoming a major focus point at cyber-security conferences.

Preparing your company for an extended power failure is just as important as being prepared for floods, hurricanes, or any other disasters you address as part of your disaster recovery plan.

Remember how we never imagined September 11th? Until it happened?

Educate yourself. You owe it to your family and company to prepare for Disaster Recovery from an event that some prominent people feel is no longer a possibility, but a likelihood. Could they be right?

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]]> NSA National Security Agency https://fosterinstitute.com/nsa-national-security-agency/ Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:03:27 +0000 https://fosterinstitute.com/blog//?p=2188 At an NSA Cyber-Security talk last week, the presenter said: In the old days, if a military officer lost his gun, he would be in big trouble. Today, he is in just as much trouble if he loses his memory stick. The NSA provides 10 cyber-security guidelines… The guidelines can be found by entering this […]

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]]> At an NSA Cyber-Security talk last week, the presenter said: In the old days, if a military officer lost his gun, he would be in big trouble. Today, he is in just as much trouble if he loses his memory stick. The NSA provides 10 cyber-security guidelines…

The guidelines can be found by entering this search into Google:

Top 10 IA Mitigation Strategies site:nsa.gov

He also explained that, when it comes to Cyber-Security, the point of contact needs to be the person who handles risk management.

I see that too. IT Professionals are often overwhelmed with tasks related to keeping the network, applications, and managers happy. When a risk manager is able to intervene on their behalf and free up some of an IT Professional’s time, then IT Pros have time to implement important tactical security steps.

Review the 10 Guidelines with your IT Pro. See what you find out.

And forward this to the other executives that you know… so they can help the NSA make the US a safer place. They need your help to do so.

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