Warriors4Charity- Get Involved & Help Ryan! April 19, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Industry News.Tags: aspergers, autism, charity, Chris Mark, ryan rajczi, warriors4charity
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A couple of months ago a few friends and I started an informal organization (no formal) called Warriors4Charity (website still being built) to help a young girl get a service dog she desperately needed. The effort was much more effective than we could have imagined and a number of other great folks (not military) joined the effort and really kicked butt in helping raise money and awareness. Due to the success, we have moved on to help another young man who needs a service dog. (that is Ryan in the picture). If you have an interest in becoming a Warrior4Charity then here is what to expect…you will work, donate time, money, blood, sweat, & tears and get nothing in return except the satisfaction and pride of knowing you helped someone like Ryan 😉 If you want to take the lead in your city, please send me an email. If you want to help Ryan directly, please visit his website: www.4Paws4Ryan.org Here is his dog Yankee..(already picked out…hint, hint 😉
Geopolitical Context of Piracy; Dr. Heather Mark April 18, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Industry News, Piracy & Maritime Security.Tags: Chris Mark, combating piracy week, Dr. Heather Mark, geopolitical context of piracy, Maritime Security, Piracy & Maritime Security
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Since I am traveling to Hamburg this week for a piracy event (pirates like “ARGHH MATEY!” type)…not software pirates….to provide my readers with some piracy info, I am publishing the whitepaper: “The Geopolitical Context of Piracy” by the illustrious Dr. Heather Mark. This paper has an interesting history. At one point the paper was ‘borrowed’ by a person who proceeded to publish the paper as four articles which he attributed authorship to himself. Plagiarism is alive in 2012 😉 Fortunately, the organization who published the articles recognized something was amiss and contacted Heather. Please read the paper….good info…No doubt the person who “borrowed” the paper will try to once again pass it off as his own as the event…
Chris Mark Speaking in London- “Hactivists, CyberSpies, & Thieves: Risk & Data Centric Security” April 18, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Industry News, InfoSec & Privacy, Risk & Risk Management.Tags: Chris Mark, CISO Intelligence Forum, cybersecurity, http://ciso-intelligence.com/, InfoSec, mark consulting group, risk management, security
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On June 19th, Chris Mark (that is me;) will be hosting a workshop at the CISO Intelligence Forum: Energy in London, England. My particular workshop will be titled: “How to select a security vendor”. Not really..that was a bad joke 😉 (security geeks get it). The 1/2 day workshop will be titled: “Hactivists, CyberSpies, and Data Thieves: A Discussion of Risk & Data Centric Approaches to Security”. You can download the brochure here. While my own workshop is sure to be the most well attended (another bad joke), I do have to give some props to the other speakers. This event has some top shelf talent shelf talent speaking including speakers from the PCI SSC, Lanco, SOCA, and Northrup Grumman, among others. If you are looking for solid information on data security in the energy segment, this is the place to be.
Chris Speaking at Piracy Week Hamburg- April 23-26, 2012 April 17, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Industry News, InfoSec & Privacy, Piracy & Maritime Security.Tags: Anti Piracy, Chris Mark, combating piracy week, cybersecurity, hanson wade, InfoSec
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I am off to Hamburg, Germany next week to speak at the 11th Annual Combating Piracy event sponsored by Hanson Wade. If you are in Germany, come by. Hanson Wade puts on some great events. I am speaking for Guardian Maritime Security on the topic of CyberSecurity in the Maritime Industry. Last year I spoke on deterrence theory and the Value of armed guards in the protection of vessels. Protection Vessels International (PVI) will be giving an update on the Evolving and Complex Tactics of Pirates.
As usual, some company will speak on “selecting a security vendor” in an attempt to win business. I would think for 4K Euros people would expect to hear more than a sales pitch from a struggling company…but…I digress.
I am actually excited about attending to catch up with some friends, talk to new clients and most importantly…eat at Subway. That’s right..there is a Subway sandwich store in Hamburg, Germany! Many people are unaware that Marine Corps Snipers and Subway have a long history together.
I may be taking a short hiatus while in Germany but will get back to writing as soon as I return.
(UPDATE)-“Interesting” Logic & Analysis – Verizon’s 2012 Data Breach Report April 17, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Industry News, InfoSec & Privacy, terrorism.Tags: anonymous, Chris Mark, CSOonline, cybercrime, hacktivism, InfoSec, mark consulting group, security, Verizon data breach report
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I received a very insightful comment from one of the Verizon authors and thought it prudent to share. I think this explanation is very helpful for companies looking at infosec controls. Here it is, in part(emphasis added): “You make a valid point about the fact that a determined attacker would simply try again if the first attempt failed. However, our finding that most breaches are avoidable through relatively simple controls doesn’t overlook this as you suggest. Our data show that most criminals aren’t determined to breach a particular victim and likely won’t try again if met with decent resistance. In fact, the extreme opportunistic nature of target selection means they likely won’t even be attacked w certain controls in place because automated probes will skip on down the street after jiggling the door handle a bit.“ You can read the full comment, in ‘comments’. The entire post is you continue reading. (more…)
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