By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on January 26, 2015
“I’d probably do it again.” Lance Armstrong’s unabashed lying, and subsequent non-apology, marked his story as one of the biggest falls from grace in sports history. After a series of disastrous media appearances following the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s damning report on his abuse of performance enhancing drugs and other illegal practices meant to boost […]
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By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on January 10, 2015
Establishing yourself on the ‘net takes time, so get started today! Everyone wants a positive online reputation these days, but seem at a loss when it comes to getting the ball rolling. Although it absolutely takes work, it’s not as complicated as you might think, as you can see in this infographic from SiteName.com: ——————————- […]
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By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on January 5, 2015
As long as cyber attacks remain profitable, hackers will be in business We said 2014 was the “Year of the Cyber Attack”, but as you can see from our recent blogging 2015 is already making a serious run for the title. The latest attack to come to light is hitting users through Microsoft Office, and […]
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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 […]
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By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on December 31, 2014
Doing physical damage with virtual attacks Hackers aren’t only after corporate secrets, customer data, and credit card numbers. Some attackers seek to create real, physical damage via the net as well. Take this report, from a BBC News article: A blast furnace at a German steel mill suffered “massive damage” following a cyber attack on […]
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By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein on December 27, 2014
Social network taking heat after failing to consider not every memory of 2014 is a happy one Facebook’s “Year in Review” was created to help users celebrate the events of 2014 (and of course drive engagement with the social network), but for many who experienced less-than-pleasant times the notifications come as unrelenting reminders of things […]
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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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