The CyberSecurity Show by Dominic Alvieri

   Ransomware leads to death.         By Dominic Alvieri, @AlvieriD    September 22nd, 2020.     Did anyone notice ransomware literally just killed someone?     Ransomware just got upgraded to Murderware. German police are treating the cybersecurity event as a homicide. A lifesaving surgery was cancelled at the last minute in Dusseldorf University Hospital on Wednesday, September 9th due to a ransomware attack on the hospital. The patient was immediately rerouted to the next hospital available about 20 miles away. The patient passed away during the ambulance trip. The digital footprints are familiar.  Reports allege that the attack intended to attack a university (Heinrich Heine University) and redirected to Dusseldorf University Hospital. A woman was arriving for a lifesaving procedure when the ransomware attack took down the hospitals IT systems.  The vulnerability in question is a Citrix VPN appliance controll...

   The Perfect Bubble?   By Dominic Alvieri, @AlvieriD   September 26th, 2020.     If you were in a hot air balloon and it had a hole in it, wouldn't you try and fix it right away?     What about several holes?  Internet closures ahead? Arguably we are in one of the most difficult periods in American history.   Covid-19, racism, geopolitical risks, social injustice, fake news, reviews and accounts, and daily cyber attacks, just to name a few. How will history reflect on this perilous time?  Will it be edited for content? Fact checked? Are we in several bubbles?  Are we in a Super Bubble? How we respond will dictate our future. Back to the frog and the boiling pot of water. How many times have you seen an ad touting a job for $10? Politicians have argued this point this week specifically. Why pay people to stay home when jobs are available? Companies big and small have many more jobs available. Corporate answers would be co...

 The Flip Flop  on TikTok? By Dominic Alvieri @AlvieriD ByteDance would own approximately 80% of the new entity, with Oracle being the trusted US technology partner, read host, and 12.5% owner, and Walmart would own 7.5%.  TikTok would go public in the US next year. Now is the time for US Data Policy Regulation. Security issues remain with Oracle deal. ByteDance will still own the majority. In an amazing turn of events, President Trump has flip flopped on TikTok an now gives his blessing. The pressure to approve this deal is overwhelming. The possible backlash from Beijing. The backlash from devoted users. The backlash from Wall Street.  The security concerns remain. ByteDance will still retain the majority and incorporating a new entity in any jurisdiction will not change the business fact. If ByteDance requests any data it does not already have, how can a minority owner block that process? Maintaining data in the United States alone would not deny the immutable fac...

    The Bumbled Bubble.       By Dominic Alvieri @AlvieriD         The Bumbled Bubble is not just about valuations.           Justice is blind. Injustice is not. Out of date policies, practices and procedures need to change.          Are we just going to leave everyone else behind?     The Federal minimum wage has  NOT CHANGED  since 2009 at $7.25 per hour with accompanying chart below. The NASDAQ during that same period of time shows a staggering return of 541%, not including dividends. During that time that the minimum wage has not changed. That must be repeated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 325.78%, not adjusted for inflation (CPI), and 225.45% from July 24, 2009, to the last trading day of August, 2020. Data does not lie. Market or security data. Only our perception may differ.  If one were to adjust the minimum wage by the lower end D...