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Image Blog Thank You for the Help! June 14, 2017 One of the more influential things in my life that directed me towards a career in information security was the 1983 movie, WarGames. I was already a....
Image Blog Top 20 CIS Critical Security Controls (CSC) Through the Eyes of a Hacker – CSC 19 May 21, 2017 Protect the organization’s information, as well as its reputation, by developing and implementing an incident response infrastructure (e.g. plans....
Image Blog WannaCry Ransomware Recommendations from the Trenches May 17, 2017 Approximately one year ago, I wrote a blog post containing actionable recommendations to protect your environment from ransomware threats. In the wake....
Image Blog Shedding Light on the Dark Web – What is it, Really, and How Can it Help Me? May 03, 2017 Dark web, darknet, deep web – all sexy new terms that are often overused and not well understood. Definitions are all over the place ranging from....
Image Blog Top 20 CIS Critical Security Controls (CSC) Through the Eyes of a Hacker – CSC 18 May 02, 2017 Manage the security lifecycle of all in-house developed and acquired software in order to prevent, detect and correct security weaknesses.
Image Blog Maturing IR Capabilities into an Incident Management Program – Part 3 of 3 April 20, 2017 Incident response has become one of the most critical aspects of any overall security strategy, but a solid incident response program (IRP) is....
Image Blog Maturing IR Capabilities into an Incident Management Program – Part 2 of 3 April 11, 2017 The capability to respond effectively to cyber incidents is one of the most critical components of an enterprise security program. However, many....
Image Blog Maturing IR Capabilities into an Incident Management Program – Part 1 of 3 March 23, 2017 We’ve all heard that it’s not a matter of “if,” but “when.” This statement, while becoming its own stale mantra of sorts, is still the impetus for the....
Image Blog Be on Alert for Phishing Scams during Tax Season! March 07, 2017 Once again tax season is upon us, and with it brings increased phishing attempts targeted at obtaining tax information from both for-profit and non....
Image Blog From Low to p0wn (Part 3 of 3) March 02, 2017 In the final installment, we will again be looking at an instance of vulnerability stacking, this time, however, we’ll be focused on account....
Image Blog From Low to p0wn (Part 2 of 3) February 26, 2017 In the scenario, we focus on session management. The most common session management mechanism is a session cookie. We commonly see session cookies....
Image Blog From Low to p0wn (Part 1 of 3) February 22, 2017 There is a growing trend in the information security and risk management world of ignoring low severity findings from security testing. Perhaps it....