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Making bad things go away. Making business and security work together. InfoSec. Defcon. Goon. UNIX. Love to travel. The adult in the room (that's scary!)
Aug 4, 2020 15 tweets 4 min read
As the ransomware used on Garmin did not have known weaknesses or decryptors, Garmin probably negotiated with them. They might have paid the full $10 mil though.

#cybersecurity #ransomware #security #CISO #CISOthoughts

bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/… And the provided decryption software included a number of security software that would help Garmin reduce the potential of another ransomware attack.
Feb 19, 2019 9 tweets 2 min read
Do companies really take your data's security and privacy seriously? *cough* wait. Let me stop laughing...

techcrunch.com/2019/02/17/we-… "The truth is, most companies don’t care about the privacy or security of your data. They care about having to explain to their customers that their data was stolen."

"It shows that they don’t know what to do next."