By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on June 7, 2015
All it takes is an open wallet to have a target hacked We all know hackers are out there, but did you realize many are selling their skills openly to anyone who will pay a fee? Earlier this month Business Insider’s Cale Gutrie Weissman spoke with security experts to find out just how easy it […]
By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on April 29, 2015
What to watch for when it comes to cyber security Cyber threats make up the fastest-growing set of crises we’ve seen over the past two years, and they show little sign of stopping. While some organizations are beefing up security and putting hack-related crisis management plans in place, too often it’s as a reaction to […]
By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on February 24, 2015
A rare corporate apology done right The Anthem hack, which exposed the personal information of as many as 80 million customers, put the healthcare provider in an ugly situation. Not only were its own computer security team’s credentials stolen and used to access private information, but it was revealed that the data was not encrypted. […]
By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on February 12, 2015
Popular phone apps make an ideal target for data-hungry hackers Apps of all kinds fill just about every smartphone these days, making the most popular ones ideal targets for hackers. Dating apps may be among the most widely used, making them a perfect target as a recent IBM study discovered. Reuters reports: The millions of […]
By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on January 2, 2015
Reduce the risk of employee error allowing hackers through your security with training and education You can have the best security systems in the world, but that all goes “POOF” if an employees allows the bad guys into the bank vault. Well, cyber crime is no different, and the scary thing is that, unlike with […]
By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on December 19, 2014
Good crisis management means being aware of, and preparing for, the possible outcomes of your actions There’s been a lot of discussion about demands from hackers that Sony not release “The Interview” due to its targeting of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, but in a recent interview with PRWeek Bernstein Crisis Management president Jonathan Bernstein […]
By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on September 27, 2014
Yet another reminder of the need to include data breaches at your org and others’ in crisis management plans Japan Airlines has joined the data breach club, announcing that hackers had made away personal info belonging to several hundred thousand of its Frequent Flier club members. The Japan Times reports: Hackers may have stolen details […]
By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on September 20, 2014
Would your organization have a plan in place? The Target hack has been dethroned as the largest known data breach after less than a year following Home Depot’s revelation that some 56 million credit and debit cards were exposed to hackers due to an assault via customized malware. The Wall Street Journal’s Robin Sidel reports: […]
By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on September 3, 2014
Strong statement to kick things off, but it was missing something Home Depot may be joining the ranks of Target, P.F. Changs, and many others after announcing that it is looking into “unusual activity” involves the security of its data. While we give them due credit for not sitting mum on the topic, and coming […]
Jonathan L. Bernstein, founder and Chairman of Bernstein Crisis Management, Inc. has more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of crisis management – crisis response, vulnerability assessment, planning, training and simulations.[Read more ...]
Erik Bernstein is president of Bernstein Crisis Management. Erik started with BCM in 2009 as a writer and subsequently became social media manager for the consultancy itself as well as for a number of BCM clients before moving to the president position.
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