Eric Smith

Chief Technologist & Information #Security Officer for @FireOakInfo. #cybersecurity #infosec #datasecurity #dataprivacy #dataprotection #shadowIT #ICT4D

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

Fostering a culture of data security & privacy in the workplace is key to a safe work environment. #WorldDayforSafetyandHealthatWork 🔐🗝 #dataprivacy #cybersecurity

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

Be wary of Shadow IT. A recent ChatGPT bug highlights the need to limit the use of unauthorized applications & programs to protect confidential data. #cybersecurity https://t.co/XDwgogYcLo

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

We're reviewing @matomo_org for a client & discovered that the sppkg plug-in for SPO https://t.co/Of0kSRaLCF attempts to phone home to the author’s servers. “do no(sic) use it for your own projects” is in the src for the phone-home routine.
Any thoughts from @matomo_org team?

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

Deleted #Epstein video highlights 4 failures in the DOJ's cybersecurity program: https://t.co/JXZIPSYVXI

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

Stay up-to-date with the latest analysis, insights, and articles about managing, securing, and sharing organizational knowledge, information, and data -- all from the @FireOakInfo team. https://t.co/r9ybGi6zSW #knowledgemanagement #cybersecurity #openaccess #opendata #infosec

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

New on the @FireOakInfo blog: a curated list of 3 of our favorite #CyberSecurity podcasts. https://t.co/0KyUEqS6Sm

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

Two great reasons to stop by the @FireOakInfo table TODAY at MERLTECH in DC: Take home a FREE #FireOakTree! and play our new video game, Incident Response! We're available to talk about protecting your data & information. https://t.co/6JXCI4iNDY #knowledgemanagement #security

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

Stop by our table at @merltech, meet the FireOak acorn and pick up a free pine tree seedling!

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

Attending @MERLTech tomorrow? Stop by the @FireOakInfo demo booth to discuss how to protect, secure, and safeguard your MERL data and try your hand at our new #cybersecurity video game, INCIDENT RESPONSE. See you there! https://t.co/6JXCI4iNDY

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

February is Free & Open Source Software month. Celebrating a few of our favorite #OpenSource #security tools and platforms: @WiresharkNews, @kalilinux, and #raspberrypi devices.

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

An old article, but one that is still relevant, from @aclobridge: Passwords: How to Make the Best of a Bad Situation. https://t.co/M3jQUPjOd7 4 tips for protecting yourself or decreasing exposure to threats & limiting impact of data breaches #security #dataprotection

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

New #security podcast to check out: Defense in Depth. "Security for the business affects everyone and all departments." InfoSec isn't just about IT. Latest episode is about building an information security council across the business. https://t.co/w3BjVrWyUp #podcast #business

[IoTSecurityReporter @io_security]

There is risk associated with storing private data. Starting January 2019, if you do business with companies or consumers in #California, hear what it takes to stay compliant: https://t.co/FtODNJVnpE #CCPA #PII #compliance #CISO #dataprivacy

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

The @FireOakInfo team looked into passwords in Collection #1. The top 23 most-used passwords appeared over 65 million times. Staggering. More details available here: https://t.co/iZ4MZtwjyC #infosec #security #data #Collection1

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

I was surprised to see so many laptops left unattended and logged in at yesterday's #AWS event in #Philly! Silly humans are always the weakest link in your organization's information security program.

[We have left X - formerly @LSTMLibrary 💙 @LSTMLibrary]

Apparently it's #lovedataweek I can hear the eye-rolls from here! Sorry, couldn't resist! 🤪 >KB

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

Great example of why cloud-to-cloud backups should be part of your BCDR toolkit #infosec #CloudComputing #Cloud https://t.co/1BQWD0Ks3F

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

New IT how-to series from @FireOakInfo: Exporting and Importing #AWS #EC2 server disk images. #cloud #backups Don't spend more than you need to for maintaining backups or archives of server disk images. https://t.co/GQADwRzi80 #howto #tech

[FireOak Strategies @FireOakInfo]

Friday poll: how times a day do you typically type a username and password into work-related systems? #cybersecurity #business #knowledgemanagement #security

[Eric Smith @FireOakCISO]

Informal Friday poll. How often are you typically typing in credentials and passwords into work-related systems? Please share this @FireOakInfo poll! #security #knowledgemanagement #cybersecurity

[FireOak Strategies @FireOakInfo]

Friday poll: how times a day do you typically type a username and password into work-related systems? #cybersecurity #business #knowledgemanagement #security