In the simplest terms, risk connotes the possibility of harm. How we account for risk and manage it is the result of understanding and quantifying the consequences. What are the effects likely to occur in … Read more
Pentesting is an ever-evolving field, just like all fields in technology. Traditional pentesting revolved around networks and endpoints, the old basis for technology infrastructure in a company. Now, as COVID-19 pushed technology to change even … Read more
In the past few years, cybersecurity automation in many spheres of Cybersecurity increased dramatically. However, pentesting remains stubbornly immune to this. While crowdsourced security has evolved as an alternative to pentesting in the past 10 … Read more
An old proverb tells us, “You know nothing until another knows you know it.” Sometimes, though, you don’t want that someone to know sensitive details – just the “fact of.” For example, take April 1942. … Read more
For at least the past 15 years, a primary goal of cybersecurity teams was to block threat actors from gaining access to the growing amount of personal information collected about consumers. Meanwhile, threat actors focused … Read more
Cloud computing and coronavirus are among the most consequential forces impacting cybersecurity today. Together, they have created an “endpoint explosion.” Yesterday’s periodic measures are important; however, the only way to manage today’s cyber risks is … Read more
Greetings, Welcome to the Fall 2020 issue of the United States Cybersecurity Magazine! As always, we’d like to take a moment to thank our supporters, subscribers, sponsors, contributors, and everyone else who makes the magazine … Read more
Hello, This Fall 2020 issue brings us around to another National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) describes NCSAM’s goal as raising “awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic requires organizations and individuals to embrace new practices such as social distancing and remote working. While the world is focused on the health and economic threats posed by COVID-19, cyber-criminals around the … Read more
Strategy is Tiered and Targeted Over Time Change Management for enterprise security sensitivity or awareness involves strategically framing the internal and external environment. Within this framework, there must be a clearly defined external villain as … Read more
