Tag: IT security

Save a Whale… Save your Job!

When I refer to a whale, I am referring to your boss or, in some cases, you! A whale in information security lingo is a person with significant assets or access and whaling (as outlined by Bob Violino on CIO) is but one of many types of cyber attacks that are evolving. From phishing and pharming to spear phishing, the list goes on.

Fax for the memories

Last week, I was perplexed to have someone ask me: ‘What’s your fax number?’. The relative novelty of receiving a fax led us to wonder why, in this digital age, they are not now totally obsolete? The answer: signatures.