This is the fourth installment in an ongoing series called "Executive Missteps" on how business leaders, often unknowingly, sabotage their organization's cybersecurity...and how not to be that person.  Each is inspired by a true story (or several). Find previous installments here: Above the Law (1) , Shadow (IT) Man (2) , On Deadly Ground (3) . Avery (not his real name) is busy, like most CEOs.  His company is a regional powerhouse in the process of building out a handful of

This is the third installment in an ongoing series called "Executive Missteps" on how business leaders, often unknowingly, sabotage their organization's cybersecurity...and how not to be that person. Each is inspired by a true story (or several). Find the first installment here , and the second here . Cybersecurity risks brought in by M&A can leave an executive feeling like the ground is falling out from under them. It's been a busy month for our CEO as the company works on w

This is the second installment in an ongoing series called "Executive Missteps" on how business leaders, often unknowingly, sabotage their organization's cybersecurity...and how not to be that person. Each is inspired by a true story (or several). Find the first installment here . It's a normal Wednesday morning when the SOC (Security Operations Center) manager gets a knock on her door. One of her analysts has learned that the company's mail server has appeared on major bla

It's late on Friday afternoon, and the corporate help desk gets a phone call.  The CEO is in a panic.  His next move will cost the company dearly.