Patrick Boch, Author at Cyber Protection Magazine

Standards bodies doing the heavy lifting in AI regulation

As with any digital product, security relies on four arenas. User responsibility, corporate accountability, government regulation and industry standards.

The most important security standard received an update

Cyber-attacks, disrupted supply chains, cloud usage––in an increasingly volatile environment, the demands that must be met by IT security are growing rapidly. One of the leading cybersecurity standards, ISO 27001, has now updated their versions to reflect the dynamics in the cybersecurity industry.

How a medieval city can explain cloud security.

There are two kinds of cloud security, and both can be explained using the analogy of a medieval city or village. Let’s do the time warp (again).

How to get rich with ransomware

Ransomware is the most profitable form of cybercrime. Not only does it pay well, it is fairly easy to set up. With an investment of as little as $100 criminals can net a profit of more than 2000 percent.

Cheat Sheet: 3 Best Tips for Safer Internet Day

Today is Safer Internet Day and we thought we’d try a bit of click-baiting. That explains the headline and, coincidentally, also what this article is all about.

Protecting APIs: Our First Magazine is Out!

It’s here. We’re proud to announce the very first issue of Cyber Protection Magazine. This first issue is all about protecting the building blocks of a connected world: APIs

Retrospective: praise for the cybersecurity experts out there

In 2021 the worst case scenario of broad outages or mass ransomware attacks didn’t happen if it weren’t for the work of one very special group of people: cybersecurity experts. A big thanks to all of you from Cyber Protection Magazine!

Security first needs to be in every company’s DNA

The API economy presents a challenge all of its own. Making API security part of your overall cybersecurity strategy can combat that challenge, says a panel of experts. Read the summary in our latest article.

The Cybersecurity Cheat Sheet: Zero Trust

Cyber Protection Magazine is proud to introduce a new series of articles explaining fancy terms of cybersecurity. We will keep them short, to the point and with a good dose of humor.

Who ya gonna call? The true problem of cybercrime

Since 1984 we all know who to call if something strange happens in the neighborhood, For non-parapsychic crimes, call 911. But: Who ya gonna call in the event of a cybercrime?