Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to work with many different organizations from various industries around the world as a consultant tasked with changing security behaviors. My first steps always include assessing the company’s security awareness program and measuring its security culture, because without a baseline, it’s difficult to show…
Read MoreThe Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the key foundations of the internet. The DNS acts as a sort of phone book by translating user-friendly names like “Google.com” into numeric IP addresses that computers use to move packets of data over a network. The phone book of the internet…
Read MoreThe Internet of Things (IoT) poses a major threat to our national infrastructure. An IoT botnet comprised of high-wattage devices such as air conditioners, heaters and washing machines could enable cybercriminals to launch a large-scale, coordinated attack on the power grid. This finding, which was part of a study presented…
Read MoreCybersecurity attacks are increasing in size and complexity, organizations are using too many tools from too many vendors — which is driving operational complexity — and there is a massive skills gap, expected to result in more than 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity positions by 2021. Clearly, the industry cannot keep…
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