Douglas JohnsonIs Your City the Next Palermo?The Sicilian capital of Palermo came to a standstill in early June, when hackers shut down the municipal computer network in a ransomware…Jul 4, 2022Jul 4, 2022
Douglas JohnsonBureaucrats Bungle CybersecurityOne year after the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack — which shut down fuel supplies on the East Cost for five days — the US Senate has…May 29, 2022May 29, 2022
Douglas JohnsonWhy Are Business Email Compromise Schemes So Prolific?Interpol and Nigerian Federal Police recently arrested 11 cyberthieves, undermining one of the largest business email compromise networks…Jan 26, 2022Jan 26, 2022
Douglas JohnsonCybersecurity Thrives on Back of Artificial IntelligenceThe Pentagon should know that opacity breeds criticism. Yet it has been largely mute on the artificial-intelligence initiative that it…Feb 19, 2019Feb 19, 2019
Douglas JohnsonInvestors Mesmerized by CybersecurityHeadlines are one reason cybersecurity is trending among venture capitalists. The Equifax and Uber hacks, among others, are de facto…Jan 17, 2018Jan 17, 2018
Douglas JohnsonWhat Is a Botnet?Cybersecurity remains a high-growth industry, in part because of bewilderment over general information-security concepts. According to the…Mar 28, 2017Mar 28, 2017
