Nexus Security Calls for Investigation into Maritime Pirate Shooting April 20, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Piracy & Maritime Security, Uncategorized, weapons and tactics.Tags: Anti Piracy, armed security, Nexus, SAMI, Somalia
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In a recent press release, Nexus Consulting Group’s Founder and President calls for the recently released video of armed security firing on pirates to be investigated. You can view the video here. It appears to be an American company firing on a Somali boat. As stated by Mr. Doherty: “As president of Nexus Consulting, a leading provider of armed security teams in the defense of mariners against Somali pirates, I would like to personally note that though we are operating quite regularly conducting anti-piracy missions, the team in this video is not a Nexus team,” Nexus also provides some valuable vetting questions for those considering maritime security. (more…)
“Oh the humanity!”- Financial Institution Breached 3 Times in 2 Weeks! April 4, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Data Breach, Industry News, Uncategorized.Tags: bank robberies, Chris Mark, data breach, Global Payments, InfoSec, mark consulting group, PCI DSS, risk management
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STOP THE PRESSES! According to the Patriot Ledger, a financial institution’s security was breached 3 times in 2 weeks and assets were stolen. The media, however, has been quiet on the story. I have not heard a single Gartner or other analyst publicly eviscerate the financial institution for their poor security practices nor has Information Week, CNN, or any other major media outlet opined on the breaches. Why?
The financial institution was a actually a bank branch and the breaches were not data thefts rather they were good old fashioned bank robberies. In 1968, in response to increasingly violent and frequent bank robberies, the US Government passed the Code of Federal Regulations Title 12 part 208.61- Bank Security Procedures. The purpose of the Act is as follows: (more…)
More Security Theater – “CyberCops and Robbers” March 15, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Industry News, Risk & Risk Management, Uncategorized.Tags: bank robberies, Chris Mark, fbi, mark consulting group, risk, security, security theater
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Today in my Google alerts, I had a story from FoxNews (…ahemm) titled “CyberCops and Robbers; Digital Posses to Bust Bank Robbers” After reading the article, I had to write a post and discuss (rant?) about the fluff that is being proposed. The article talks about a new initiative by the FBI and select banks where banks that comply with certain rules and agree to be involved in the program get to post a “badge” on their door like the one in this post.
There are so many flaws and issues with this approach, I don’t know where to start. This is Security Theater at its finest. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, Bruce Schneier, in his book Beyond Fear, coined the phrase security theater. Security theater describes security countermeasures intended to provide the feeling of improved security while doing little or nothing to actually improve security. (more…)
“Black and Tans”?! Really?…A Little Market Research Can Prevent Embarassment March 13, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Industry News, Uncategorized.Tags: black and tans, branding, che guevara, Chris Mark, mark consulting group, marketing, nike, security
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This is a bit off topic but relevant, nonetheless. I was talking to some acquaintances about the upcoming US elections and somehow the topic turned Mexico, Guatemala, and finally to Che Guevara. My friends said: “Che who?” I almost fell over but, due to my extensive Marine Corps sensitivity training, instead I replied with a loud and derisive: “What the Hell!? Are you kidding me?! You don’t know who Che Guevara is?!“ I didn’t really say that, but I should have 😉 How can any American now know about Che Guevara? Again, I digress…You can read about him here.
Today, I am reading the news and there is a story about how Nike, in honor of St. Patrick’s day, named a new shoe the “Black and Tan”. The blog readers from the UK and Ireland are probably picking themselves off the floor right about now. My mental response to the news was: “WTH!? You named a shoe the Black and Tans?!“ (more…)
POPSatire…my ‘other blog’…;) March 13, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Industry News, Uncategorized.Tags: humerous, pop satire, pop silver star, popsatire.com, silver star
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On GlobalRiskInfo.com I try to keep the discussion professional, timely, and on topic. A few readers know that I maintain a less “sophisticated” blog called POPSatire. Upon request of a couple of readers, I am putting a link to POPSatire on this blog. On POPSatire, I take shots at POP culture, POPular people, soda POP, and generally anything that merits a rant for the day. In truth, my primary topics are around those who lie about their military service and a few other things. As a ‘chrome dome’ myself (bald headed man), I even take a shot at the bad comb-over. If you want to see my acerbic wit in action (look…I am edumecated 😉 then take a spin through www.POPSatire.com.
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