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Trump Faces Backlash from 10 U.S. States after Signing Internet Bill

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Since President Donald Trump took office on Jan 20, he and his administration have done a number of contentious things. Arguably, the most contentious among them is his signing of the Internet Privacy Bill, which allows Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across the United States to sell consumer data. Seen as a direct rollback of internet […]… Read More

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Making a Shift to the Cloud? Time to Reevaluate Your Security!

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Chances are if you are reading this article, you have already moved some, or perhaps most, of your IT infrastructure to the cloud. While most organizations spend lots of time, energy and money developing strategies for integrating their important data and workflow to the cloud, they usually don’t worry about security and risk management strategies […]… Read More

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How Deep is Your Deep Packet Inspection: A Proposal for Evaluating DPI Technology

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Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to present at S4x17 in Miami on the topic of deep packet inspection (DPI) technologies and the ways in which you could evaluate products that tout DPI features. At first glance, I thought, “Sure, no problem. How hard could it be?” It turns out that this is a […]… Read More

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Bug Bounties: An Overview of Their Past, Present, and Future

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Bug bounties, security acknowledgements, and reward programs all have strong ties to IT security today. But that wasn’t always the case. In the past, public penetration testers and security researchers mostly looked out for their personal benefit without recognizing their own responsibility to the security community. The reason? In a lot of cases, the consultants […]… Read More

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4 Things Birdwatching Can Teach About Security Awareness

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Sometimes you find inspiration in unlikely places. Never did I think, for example, that I would be able to connect my day job as a writer in the security awareness field with a burgeoning hobby of mine: birdwatching. But the more I “bird,” the more what I learn about birdwatching—both in the field and from […]… Read More

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What Makes Passwords Secure?

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On average, each person has 27 online logins and passwords. They protect our bank accounts, our social media, our phones, and more. Passwords are the keys that unlock our digital lives. But what makes them so secure, and how can you make sure your passwords are doing a good job of protecting your information and […]… Read More

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Top Security Tips for your WordPress Website

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Whenever you talk about WordPress security, every gig hands you a list of security plugins. My point of view and approach are different. I am not saying that using security plugins will not provide you efficient security. All I am saying is that only using security plugins will not completely secure your website. You have […]… Read More

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Why We Need More Women in Cyber Security

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Women currently represent only 11 percent of the cyber security workforce worldwide. This statistic is cause for alarm because it’s a key factor in the massive talent shortage that is impacting this crucially important field. It is estimated that, as of now, there are 1 million unfilled cyber security jobs—and that number is growing fast. This […]… Read More

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Charmed, I’m Sure: The Security BSides Tradition is Strong in Baltimore

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Tickets went fast for BSides Charm 2017. In just over two hours, this 3-year-old event sold out and looks like it will welcome about 1,000 students, hackers, and Information Security professionals to Baltimore’s famous Inner Harbor this weekend. Not bad for a con that drew just under 300 attendees in 2015. Perhaps it’s no surprise […]… Read More

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Disclosing Zero Days

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Governments ought to disclose zero-day vulnerabilities and begin to collaborate to make digital disarmament more than just ‘a thing.’ The case for these policy changes is becoming increasingly clear as new public debates begin to take shape around online privacy, trust and the prevention of cyber conflict. However, much work lies ahead in correctly identifying […]… Read More

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