Charles Denyer

EP 09: U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), America’s Elite Cyber Operations U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), located at Fort Meade, Maryland, is the nation’s 10th Unified Combatant Command. USCYBERCOM is responsible for directing, synchronizing, and coordinating cyberspace planning and operations in defense of the United States and its interests. As early as 1972, external consultants to the […]

EP 08: The Twenty-One Biggest Cybersecurity Threats, Trends, Predictions for 2021 – #5. Ransomware on the Rise Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system, either by locking the system’s screen or by locking the users’ files unless a ransom is paid. Ransomware variants have been employed for

EP 07: The Twenty-One Biggest Cybersecurity Threats, Trends, Predictions for 2021 – #4. Cybercrime Expands What technically is cybercrime? Well, not to get all wrapped up in a long-winded definition, cybercrime is essentially criminal activity that either targets or uses a computer, a computer network or a networked device. The vast majority, but not all,

EP 06: China’s Relentless War of Cyber Espionage & Cyber Attacks against the United States – Part III China seeks a methodical, deliberate, and calculated approach to cyberwarfare against the United States. Instead of making front page news with likes of the Sony attacks and WannaCry ransomware attacks like North Korea, the China are the

EP 05: China’s Relentless War of Cyber Espionage & Cyber Attacks against the United States – Part II What’s on China’s wish list when it comes to nation state attacks? Almost anything, the experts say. Anything that can disrupt our economic way of life. Anything that can give the Chinese an upper hand over the

EP 04: China’s Relentless War of Cyber Espionage & Cyber Attacks against the United States – Part I China has long been a thorn in America’s side when it comes to nation state attacks, and for some various obvious reasons. China wants to be in the know about everything America does, as China feels threatened

EP 03: The Twenty-One Biggest Cybersecurity Threats, Trends, Predictions for 2021 – #3. AI will Accelerate Artificial Intelligence – simply known as “AI”, is intelligence demonstrated via processing by machines, particularly, computing systems. Remember the fear many years ago, “will robots replace humans”? Thankfully, that won’t happen anytime soon – or hopefully, ever – but

EP 02: The Twenty-One Biggest Cybersecurity Threats, Trends, Predictions for 2021 – #2. Growing Cyber Attacks The world is awash in cybersecurity attacks, and there seems to be no end in sight. What was once a rarity is now being accepted as commonplace in today’s world as data breaches just keep coming and coming, an

EP 01: The Twenty-One Biggest Cybersecurity Threats, Trends, Predictions for 2021 – #1. Cybersecurity Skills Shortage If recent years have seen a tight labor market, then expect 2021 to be even tighter. According to a Forbes magazine report, they had this to say. “The labor market is tight right now, and this is the biggest

How did the United States and Israel unleash a cyber-attack that crippled Iran’s nuclear program in 2010, ushering the world into a new age of cyberwar? What are the biggest cyber threats facing America – and the world – today? Is the new digital war even more dangerous and deadlier than any other threat we’ve