Author Archives: Chris Moschovitis (Chris Moschovitis)

Clear and Present Danger

On December 13th the New York Times published a feature article titled “The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S.” In it Eric Lipton, David Sanger and Scott Shane do an excellent job in framing in detail the recent state-sponsored cyber attack against United States interests. But, the story doesn’t end there. Russia is […]

The Wrong Ways to Manage Cyber Security

So, you’re finally convinced that this “cyber security thing” is not going away.  Now what?  Well, there are many ways to go about this:  On the one hand, you can take ownership of the problem and address this clear and present danger to your business, or, on the other hand, you can “lie” to yourself, […]

What matters most…

I got an email today… One of many.  One of hundreds.  This one, though, was one of an increasingly common thread. An increasingly common thread. Submitted bellow for your review and reflection.  Names have been deleted to protect their identities. Context: Trying to get professional introductions among two c-level executives in Pharma/BioTech (industry is irrelevant […]

Fraud and Extortion, delivered fresh daily.

Today, we sent the following email to all our clients.  We wanted to share this with you at large – this matter is too important to ignore. -cm. ———————————- Everyone, Cyber attacks are on the rise and projected to grow.  This is a multi-million dollar “business” and you are directly a target. Just this last […]

10 questions you should be asking about IT

I have to admit that I don’t often get excited about IT articles.  But, the recent article titled “The do-or-die questions boards should ask about technology” by Paul WIlmott, a director in McKinsey’s London office, had me at “Hello!” Now, granted, part of why I got so excited is because what Mr. Willmott writes is […]

Integrating IT

There is change in the air, and it’s not just spring time allergies.  Clients, prospects, and colleagues are all talking about technology again.  I have a theory about what is going on. Post Nicholas Karr’s famous diatribe, “Does IT Matter?” (Answer: Not really) executives across the spectrum of company size relegated IT to “plumbing” and […]

Isolation Technology!

According to my completely unscientific survey of clients and colleagues, things are not getting any better.  Not in the average business, anyway.  Stress, market pressure, staffing, revenues, expenses, insurance – you name it. Very few have a positive outlook.  Everyone is focused on survival.  Focus on what needs to be done, and nothing else. Unfortunately […]

Aftershock

Today is Day One Thursday, November 1, 2012, a commentator on TV announced that “Today is Day One.”  Our city and our region, grappling with the worse disaster in memory, are inching forward.  Everyone is doing their part, government, businesses, NGOs, and individuals. Here at tmg-emedia, we have been very lucky.  Our office on 42nd […]

Be afraid… Be very afraid!

Once again the popular media is abuzz with stories of hacking.  Most recently the dating site eHarmony was hacked probably by the same perpetrators that hacked LinkedIn, the “corporate” social network, exposing six million user passwords. Six million! A few months earlier, SONY, the one and only, was hacked twice.  The first incident, which they […]

“Remember: Not all business is good business.”

With that, he shook my hand and walked out of my office. It was the first real piece of advice I received when I decided to start my own consulting firm, given to me twenty-four years ago in my office on the 52nd floor of the Pan Am building.  I remember it like it was […]