Tag Archives: risk

George Costanza from Seinfeld on Risk Management

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Carmelo

An amusing clip on George Costanza becoming a mentor on Risk Management

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Samsung Stops Production of Note 7

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Carmelo

Samsung’s money maker, the Note 7 has been having really bad battery problems. They literally burn and explode. Of course the company recalled them as they had a fix, but even the replacements came out having the same problem. Even … Continue reading →

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Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit: Day 2

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Carmelo

Keynote Speaker Colin Powell Biography link here

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Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit: Day 1

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Carmelo

We arrived into town (Alexandria VA) yesterday and I have been crazy busy since. I hadn’t realized how many friends and how much family I have on this side of the world! So with the already busy conference schedule, I … Continue reading →

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SNOWDEN

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Carmelo

There are a lot of mixed feelings regarding the Edward Snowden on social networks I frequent.

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Cybersecurity Bill of Rights Adopted by NAIC

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Carmelo

On October 14th, 2015, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (co-developer of the Model Audit Rule) has adopted the Cybersecurity Bill of Rights​ ​ The Cybersecurity Bill of Rights describes what you can expect from insurance companies, agents, and other … Continue reading →

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Happy Two-Factor Tuesday!!!

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Carmelo

Check out some of my awesome posts on enabling Two-Factor What is Two-Factor? It’s something you know… like a password… and something you have, like an token generator or smartphone! That doesn’t mean have an easy to guess password though! You … Continue reading →

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Let the Data Tell Your Story

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Carmelo

Big data doesn’t necessarily mean good data. This presentation, created Aug 25 2015, makes us realize that bad guys have the good data and it enables them to keep attacking successfully. (It’s a 47 minutes presentation)

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AT&T Data Breach = $25 Million Dollar Fine

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Carmelo

AT&T data breaches exposed about 280,000 U.S. customers’ names and full or partial Social Security numbers. The breaches occurred at call centers used by AT&T in Mexico, Colombia, and the Philippines when employees accessed sensitive customer data without adequate authorization. … Continue reading →

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Ring! Ring! Yes, This is the I.R.S! NOT!

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Carmelo

Criminals have been calling taxpayers and insisting they must “immediately give up their personal information or make a payment,” Don’t fall for it! It’s a scam! The I.R.S. will never call as their method is to send old fashioned mail. … Continue reading →

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