Lauren Abshire is the Director of Content Strategy at the United States Cybersecurity Magazine. Lauren is an avid writer, researcher and reader.
President Biden held a Press Conference following his meeting at the Geneva Summit with Vladimir Putin. During the Press Conference, President Biden briefly explained the various topics covered by himself and Vladimir Putin. President Biden … Read more
REvil ransomware group announced on their website claims of possessing over four terabytes of ‘sensitive data’ from Invenergy. REvil group also claims to have stolen personal information from Invenergy’s CEO, Mike Polsky. On Friday, June … Read more
Whether you are a cybersecurity professional, an end-user, just starting in cybersecurity or interested in the field, this cybersecurity acronym practical glossary is for everyone. Cybersecurity acronyms can be confusing, especially with some acronyms having … Read more
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) to improve the Nation’s Cybersecurity and to protect Federal Government Networks. After a string of cyber-attacks against the U.S. Federal Government, most recently … Read more
On Friday, May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline suffered a ransomware cyber-attack. They are the operator of one the United States’ largest fuel pipelines, with a 5,500-mile network. Following the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, they … Read more
An Intrusion Prevention System – or an IPS – is a network security technology (and control system) that monitors networks and traffic for any vulnerability exploits or malicious activity. IPS will automatically either allow or … Read more
On April 13, 2021, Karen Holt, Deputy Director and Federal Installation Administrator for Harford County Office of Community and Economic Development was elected Vice President of the Association of Defense Communities (ADC) board of directors. … Read more
On Monday, April 26, 2021, Washington DC police department reported a cyber-attack on their servers. In a statement by DC police, it is reported they are “aware of unauthorized server access”. The DC police department … Read more
The Administration is imposing sanctions on Russia via Executive Order (EO). The sanctions are attributed to tampering with Elections and the SolarWinds hack. The EO addresses Russia and their “efforts to undermine the conduct of … Read more
The global cybersecurity market is expected to grow to $248.26 billion by 2023. The continued growth of cyberthreats creates a robust cybersecurity labor market, and there are over 520,000 unfilled positions in the United States … Read more
