If you needed a microcosm of the challenges currently facing the cybersecurity world, three events in the summer of 2021 summed it up well: Oracle and Microsoft (and others) issued patch updates to fix the … Read more
Executive Summary Very little software is entirely original. Software developers use existing, open-source, and commercially available software components to create new products. On average, 75 percent of a software product is open-source code, according to … Read more
As the country is still reeling from the onslaught of ransomware attacks throughout 2021, there have been a series of new developments relating to the Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) of these cybercriminal groups carrying … Read more
Cyber malfeasance and what most people call “hacking” has increased against critical services providers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The insecurity of critical systems and victimization of people who use them is growing … Read more
President Biden signed an Executive Order in May 2021 to improve the Nation’s cybersecurity. It claims the United States “faces persistent and increasingly sophisticated malicious cyber campaigns that threaten the public sector [and] the private … Read more
Cybersecurity is a growing concern for companies of all sizes, so the public, private and non-profit sectors in Wyoming are teaming up to defend against cyber-attacks. As the critical assaults on American infrastructure via the … Read more
As every experienced CSO understands all too well, security is a continuous exercise in evaluating and balancing a nexus of trade-offs between risk, cost, and user experience. This calculation becomes especially tricky when it comes … Read more
As a leading provider for users looking to rely on cloud and SaaS services, Microsoft clearly has a huge presence spanning nearly every industry and geography. However, many users are unaware of the additional services … Read more
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a good time for everyone to review the importance of the basics of defending their data and devices from cyber-attackers. Cyber-hygiene is a starting point to build those fortifications. Back … Read more
Zero-Day, Zero Trust, and the 99th Infantry Division Zero Day December 16, 1944. Unexpected Allied success after D-Day led to a thin defensive line in the Ardennes forest. Armed with that knowledge and suspecting weakness in … Read more
