Tag Archives: Information Security Policy

“Harmonizing the Digital Symphony: The Essential Role of Cybersecurity Detection Engineers in Safeguarding Cyber Landscapes” 

“Cybersecurity Detection Engineers play a crucial role as frontline experts, identifying threats and facilitating rapid responses. These professionals are a vital part of the blue team, and their expertise in detection capabilities significantly enhances defenses and reduces the noise floor. … Continue reading

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Offense for Defense: The Art and Science of Cybersecurity Red Teaming 

“Embracing the principles of Cybersecurity Red Teaming not only fortifies an organization’s digital defenses but fosters a proactive mindset that is essential for thriving in the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape. It is through this strategic fusion of innovation, collaboration, and … Continue reading

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Retaining Cybersecurity Talent

.     Kevin M’s Tips For Retaining Top Cybersecurity Talent As the cybersecurity threat landscape continues to evolve, it’s important to have a talented and skilled team in place to protect your organization’s assets and data. However, finding and retaining cybersecurity … Continue reading

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Small and Medium Size Organizations at Risk

The bad guys are now starting to target mid-tier companies with their hacking activities.  In many cases these companies have not yet come to realize that having a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO) or a Virtual Cerified|CISO (vC|CISO) is … Continue reading

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The Office of No, Really?

  Successful ransomware attacks are at an all time high, we are losing the cyberwar, cyber criminals are making more money than ever before and it is only going to get worse, a cyber attack could be as damaging as … Continue reading

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For Cyber Security the Perimeter Still Exists and Never Went Away

  One item that really bugs me is to hear IT and Cyber Security professionals espouse that the perimeter is dead and that Cyber Security professionals should stop focusing on tools that protect the non-existing perimeter.   I was at … Continue reading

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Critical Manufacturing Legacy Systems

         One common item that information Security Professionals working in Critical Manufacturing environments have to deal with is that of legacy systems. You see, in Critical Manufacturing environments it is very common for the systems that run … Continue reading

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Cyber Security – A basic look at Defense in Depth

A basic somewhat quirky and fun look at Defense in Depth.  

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The Insider Threat is Alive and Well – a summary taken directly from Raytheon’s How to Build an Insider Threat Program (2014) …

Aspects of human nature further complicate matters: Well-intended managers resist any notions of “their people” doing “bad things.” They screened them. They hired them. They work with them side-by-side and – if they’re good bosses – have developed a genuine interest … Continue reading

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The Cyber Security CIA explained via Calvin and Hobbes

Leave it to my son Kody, who is starting his Cyber Security career to come up with this novel way to explain the CIA triad for Cyber Security. In InfoSec terms, CIA refers to Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. To illustrate … Continue reading

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