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Women in Information Security: Victoria Walberg

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Last time, I spoke with Nitha Suresh. She’s written IEEE papers and knows her stuff when it comes to pentesting and aircraft data networks. This time, I had the pleasure of interviewing Victoria Walberg. She has a lot of ideas when it comes to IoT and the cloud. Kimberly Crawley: Please tell me about what […]… Read More

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The Case of The Dark Web DDoS – Part 1

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Think of all the recent DDoS attacks. They all seem to share the common trait of bad guys disrupting the normal flow of data against a legitimate business. Sometimes, these attacks are used for revenge, and other times, they are used for ransom. Sometimes, however, the bad guys become the targets. This is the story […]… Read More

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Advanced Soft Skills for Information Security: Efficacy

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Soft skills are a hot topic in information security. You’ll see a lot of articles, blogs and talks on the subject. I’d like to go a little deeper – go beyond the basics of soft skills and talk about a concept from communication theory that can be used to achieve behavior change – efficacy. Efficacy […]… Read More

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Hybrid Cloud and the Modern Data Center – Is Your Organization Already There?

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While data center consolidation has been trending in government and commercial spaces since the 1970s, new government initiatives and directives released recently have created a new sense of urgency: those who haven’t yet consolidated are now required to. Many organizations are now looking to the cloud to meet the requirements. Whether they know it or […]… Read More

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DEF CON 25: A First-time Speaker Experience

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I’ve been involved in information technology and infosec since the mid-1990s. Until recently, I had not been actively attending infosec or hacker conferences. I started attending DEF CON in 2013 when the conference was held at the Rio Hotel. DEF CON was the first hacker conference I ever attended. I did not know many in […]… Read More

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Women in Information Security: Nitha Suresh

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Last time, I talked with Glenda Snodgrass. She’s a founder and the president of The Net Effect, a cybersecurity services company. This time, I had a fascinating discussion with Nitha Suresh. She taught me a bit about penetration testing and aircraft data networks. Kimberly Crawley: Hi Nitha! Tell me a bit about what you do. […]… Read More

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October 2017: The Month in Ransomware

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Ransomware activity didn’t skyrocket last month, but there was definitely a substantial increase compared to September. Perhaps the most serious wake-up call was the onset of BadRabbit, a Petya-like culprit going on a rampage in Eastern Europe. A likely successor of the Cerber ransomware dubbed Magniber started making the rounds via the Magnitude exploit kit. […]… Read More

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Welcome Back, Mr. Robot

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“Hello, again, friend. It all went quiet for a while and the depictions of hacking and cyber on TV seemed to become trite and clichéd again. We stopped seeing him, Mr. Robot, but now he’s back again. Did you see him, too?” This blog may contain spoilers and was written following ‘eps3.2_legacy.so,’ which seems a […]… Read More

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Women in Information Security: Glenda Snodgrass

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Last time, I had the opportunity to speak with Carrie Roberts. She’s a red team engineer at Walmart with lots of penetration testing experience. This time, I had the pleasure of speaking with Glenda Snodgrass. She’s a founder and the president of The Net Effect, a cybersecurity services company that’s based in Alabama. They must […]… Read More

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Remember the Security Basics: They Will Always be Tested

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In the Army, we see the basic fundamental skills being tested on missions and operations. From jumping out of C-130 to performing sub submersion, operators’ basic skills are always being tested. This goes for IT professionals in any security setting, as well. Your basic skills sets will be tested everyday. I have seen junior support […]… Read More

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