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As October kicks off, we are reminded of the importance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week. These initiatives serve not just to raise awareness but to equip everyone—from individuals to organizations—with the tools… Continue reading October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Why Cyber Basics Still Matter
October is recognized as Cyber Security Awareness Month and as we come to the end of the month, so does National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) 2023. This annual observance, dedicated to promoting cybersecurity awareness, provides a valuable opp… Continue reading Reflecting on National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023: A Call for Continued Vigilance
Nmap: Nmap is a powerful open source network exploration and security auditing tool that can help identify vulnerabilities in a system. It is widely used for port scanning, version detection, and network mapping. Nmap can also be used for vulnerability… Continue reading Top 5 Open Source Vulnerability Security Scanning Tools
In the cybersecurity space, there are many things we do not all agree on, but one thing I have noticed in the past year is that we all agree that the U.S. can expect to see more ransomware attacks as the nation recover from recent attacks which include… Continue reading U.S. Can Expect to see more Ransomware Attacks
A group of ransomware hackers known as “Babuk” leaked internal police files from the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The information was stolen in late April.
The post Bad Ending for Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Depar… Continue reading Bad Ending for Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) after a Ransomware Attack
One of the nation’s largest fuel pipelines has been forced to shut down after being affected by a ransomware cyberattack. Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts a victim’s files. The attacker then demands a ransom from the victim to restore acc… Continue reading Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack
By: David E. Sanger A cyberattack forced the shutdown of one of the largest pipelines in the United States, in what appeared to be a significant attempt to disrupt vulnerable energy infrastructure. The pipeline carries refined gasoline and jet fuel up … Continue reading Ransomware attack leads to shutdown of major U.S. pipeline system
Supply chain risk management (SCRM) is the process of identifying, assessing, and mitigating the risks associated with the distributed and interconnected nature of IT products and service supply chain. Continue reading Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Explained
This would be like a Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve and it would be voluntary and by invitation only. This would allow our national security agencies to have access to the qualified, capable, and service-oriented American talent necessary to respond w… Continue reading The Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve: A National Guard-like program to address growing cybersecurity vulnerabilities faced by the U.S. government
I’ve had it. It is time to retire some of the old, worn-out cybersecurity clichés polluting the landscape. Clichés are painful to hear. At the top of the list is the ‘defender’s dilemma’. This platitude states that breaches o… Continue reading Time to Retire a Cybersecurity Cliché