Aug 4, 2017

14 million US businesses are at risk of a hacker threat

“Most small-business owners take the attitude of ‘Why would anybody care about me? I’m just the little guy.’ It’s because you’re the little guy that you’re of interest,” says Hemu Nigam, founder of SSP Blue, an internet security consultant business, and the former vice president of internet enforcement at the Motion Picture Association of America. “Hackers love small businesses [because] they don’t have the resources to put in high-end cybersecurity protection and they may not be consciously aware they are

Source: 14 million US businesses are at risk of a hacker threat

Aug 4, 2017

How a fish tank helped hack a casino – The Washington Post

“This one is the most entertaining and clever thinking by hackers I’ve seen,” said Hemu Nigam, a former federal prosecutor for computer crimes and current chief executive of SSP Blue, a cybersecurity company.

Source: How a fish tank helped hack a casino – The Washington Post

Jul 13, 2017

Why you should change your Verizon PIN right now – The Washington Post

Although Verizon said that the PINs alone can’t help access online accounts, Hemu Nigam, a cybersecurity analyst at SSP Blue, said he would still advise customers to change their PINs because they could give people access to other accounts they use. “The unfortunate part is if you use that PIN, you’re probably using a similar PIN for other situations, so once I have that I can test that PIN on other things,” he said. “Verizon’s relationship with the customer is not at risk, but the customer is now at risk

Source: Why you should change your Verizon PIN right now – The Washington Post