Rebecca James

Rebecca James is an IT consultant with forward thinking approach toward developing IT infrastructures of SMEs. She writes to engage with individuals and raise awareness of digital security, privacy, and better IT infrastructure.

Why Isn’t There A Greater Emphasis On Proactive Cyber Defense?

“Practice makes perfect” is one of the most famous idioms in the English language. But perhaps it’s a phrase still unknown in most IT shops.

Waking Up To Zero Day Nightmares

Over the last few months, the world has witnessed the disclosure that nation states are utilizing their inventory of zero day exploits – code that cyber attackers use to take advantage of not yet known security holes in software – to gain control over high profile targets.

Survey Says: Complicated IT Security Products Put Companies At Risk

Edward Snowden brought insider threats into the mainstream media. The Target and Home Depot hacks raised awareness of data breaches among the general public. Now, more and more organizations are seeking new types of cyber security solutions in an effort to avoid being the next data breach headline.

Best Practices In Privileged Identity Management – Part Two

This is the second in a weekly four-part series providing practical insight on how to best implement an effective Privileged Identity Management program.

Best Practices In Privileged Identity Management – Part One

This is the first in a weekly four-part series providing practical insight on how to best implement an effective Privileged Identity Management program.

A Big One and A Big Question – #crimeTalk

I spent the early part of the week in “The City” attending a conference. New York City is “the” city, isn’t it? I mean the New Yorkers think it is and after trying to navigate Penn Station at rush hour, on crutches, carrying luggage; ya, it’s THE city, it’s crowded, hot, and annoying – a […]

A Game Changing Computer Hack? #crimetalk

[su_note note_color=”#eaeae9″]UPDATE: Thanks to a reader, I was informed that the “hack” described here wasn’t a hack at all but rather a technician on vacation in Russia doing his job. You can read all the details here. I did originally put the term “hacked” in quotes because there was no confirmation. I stand by the fear mongering […]

A “Cash-less” Robbery – #crimetalk

[su_dropcap style=”simple”]O[/su_dropcap]ur society is a lot more “cash-less” now than it has ever been, yet we’re getting robbed more often. When I was in college studying economics, one professor taught us “macroeconomics”. Macroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole. For example the amount of actual currency out in the world would be […]

A “Whodunnit” to end the Year of the Data Breach

If I were a C-level person, meaning Chief Executive Officer(CEO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Bottle Washer (CBO)… I would certainly bring up certain questions regarding my company’s data security and what will, can or even could happen if the hackers get in. Sure, all these folks […]

Zappos gets Zapped gives Zippo – #crimeTalk

So, I went to Zappos.com for the first time today. I thought I would see what they had to say about this weekend’s announcement that just about everyone who shopped there has had their information stolen (well, 24 million people, which may or may not be “everyone” who shopped there, but man, that’s a lot […]