You’re the Quarterback, and Here Come the Bears

He’s polymorphic and he can spread laterally – those are two key qualities shared by Khalil Mack, the Chicago Bears’ fearsome pass rusher, and the most threatening cyber criminals. If you were the San Francisco 49ers this past December knowing that wouldn’t have helped much, but a blog on the Checkpoint site analyzing the game might help you when Khalil Mack-level Gen V attacks come for your company. The modern cyber attack is polymorphic. One infected entryway allows it to spread laterally to the most critical assets. A hacked smartphone belonging to an employee can lead to an entire database being breached. Prepare with diligence and curiosity. Maintain cyber hygiene by patching your IT servers. Know your enemy. Cyber attackers are targeting cloud and mobile assets, knowing most companies don’t protect them. Final score, Bears 14 – 49ers 9. Closer than it should have been, but key fumbles and crummy officiating won’t help you the way they helped San Francisco, and anyway, there’s no such thing as a moral victory.