The war room is an interesting place – you get to see everything in action. The iShield360 cybersecurity center monitors all client traffic in real time. The breach that started with a beep It was exactly 2:13 AM on a …
It all starts with a compromise It always begins with a password. In June 2024, a procurement officer at a large local firm used the same password, Brenda@2020, across her Gmail, Zoom, and company ERP. She thought no one would …
One Wednesday morning in August 2024, the Finance Director of a top-tier insurance company in the region clicked an email that looked perfectly ordinary. The subject was “Request for Approval—Updated Q2 Premium Report.” It had come from what appeared to be the …
You have a penetration testing process. You have a risk management department. You have an internal audit team. Yet you are still vulnerable. Why? Because most teams are not evolving as fast as the threat landscape. At Summit Consulting, our …
A padlock on a chicken coop means nothing if the fox has the keys. In a recent cybersecurity audit, we discovered that sensitive data; employee emails, client info, and even board minutes were being stored on unencrypted USB drives carried …
A monkey tied to a tree still thinks it is free. That is the modern internet user clicking “I Agree” a hundred times a day without reading anything. Giving away their location, contacts, voiceprints, and heartbeats in exchange for emojis …
Most people think hackers wear hoodies and speak in code. That’s Hollywood nonsense. Real hackers don’t need to break your firewall. They just need to break you. Cybercrime isn’t technical. It’s psychological. And the best hackers? They’re not IT geniuses. …
The incident On the morning of 3rd March 2024, a mid-sized logistics company based in Mombasa, Kenya went dark. All systems dispatch, email, finance froze. A red screen replaced the company’s normal login portal. The message: “Your data is encrypted. …
Although this is a real case drawn from field experience, the names and locations have been altered to protect confidentiality. Any similarities to actual persons or offices are purely coincidental. What matters is the method of how a young, determined …
Every entrepreneur talks about success. But no one tells you the price tags attached. Before I pivoted to strategy, risk, and leadership, I was a fraud investigator. Few professions offer the same mix of fulfillment and adrenaline as investigations. The …