(This content appeared in our CINS Army Brief for October 2018. Subscribe here.)

“You can’t stop being afraid just by pretending what scares you isn’t there” – Michael Marshall

Don’t let fear, uncertainty and doubt drive your network security. Focus on Knowledge, policy, and action. And remember, “Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it!” – Jack Skellington, ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’. Here are a few articles that drive that point home.

Top cybersecurity facts, figures and statistics for 2018
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3153707/security/top-cybersecurity-facts-figures-and-statistics.html

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies

Advanced Persistent Threat Activity Exploiting Managed Service Providers
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA18-276B

CYBER ACTORS INCREASINGLY EXPLIT THE REMOTE DESKTOP PROTOCOL TO CONDUCT MALICIOUS ACTIVITY
https://www.ic3.gov/media/2018/180927.aspx

BOOO! DON’T LET FUD SCARE YOU
https://sentinelips.com/2017/10/31/dont-let-fud-scare-you/