There are plenty of misconceptions, misrepresentations, and lies about cybersecurity or the larger field of Information Security. Let’s take a few and talk through them – keep in mind some of these are subjective and anecdotal based on my experience in the industry. I’ll do my best to source and cite where applicable, but as with most things in security it comes back to our favorite saying: “It depends…”
There’s a lot going on in Cybersecurity and Information Security so let’s just answer a few of the questions I get on a somewhat regular basis....
Whenever I get the “what do you do” question, whether that’s from a stranger at an event, or someone making conversation it’s typically varying somewhere between...
This is a post I was encouraged to make just from the sheer amount of stories that exist out there – not every InfoSec/cybersecurity pro was...
Botnets are one of the most prevalent cybersecurity threats in the greater landscape today. While the tactics, purpose, and motivations of the attackers may vary wildly, one of the more prevalent and effective tools remains the same. In order to better understand attacks past, present, and future, we need to understand these tools in order to properly identify and react.
My favorite movie is Top Gun (there are levels to this question because it’s actually Shawshank Redemption, but indulge me). That is to say, I love...
Seeing as it’s coming up on almost a full year since my last post on the site, I thought it appropriate to at least account for...
This was a post that followed up on the “mental toughness” theme, but was a bit shorter. I’ve added to the intro because I realized the...
This post originally appeared on Medium. It’s a somewhat cohesive but rambling post about what the IT front line really needs on an individual level and...