The news of catastrophic cyber-attacks in the headlines raises the alarm on the importance of having secure software development. Many websites or apps continue to be vulnerable to malicious attacks... Read More

Forensic investigators depend on the crime scene for a better virtual resurrection of the crime being done. Samples like bullets from weapons, fingerprints from doorknobs, footprints in and around the... Read More

In January 2018, a regional hospital in Indiana was forced to pay $55,000 after their records were infected by the SamSam ransomware. The attackers targeted more than 1400 patients’ data... Read More

Can you spot the hacker? What do you think that means, “hacker?” Were you thinking of a good guy or a bad guy? The term “hacker” tends to be used... Read More

The rise of security threats is a trend that keeps climbing up the ladder. In 2017, we saw a lot more attacks in comparison to 2016. For example, Yahoo, the... Read More

The dangers of being phished are now widely known, but the extent of the damage is often misunderstood. Successful phishing involves the scammer gaining unauthorized access to an organization’s private... Read More

Most organizations run on a kill-chain methodology, with the sole purpose of manufacturing, releasing, and maintaining effective software. However, with the number of new software vulnerabilities increasing by 141% in... Read More

The security industry has spent a lot of time over the past 30 years thinking of imaginative ways to put lipstick on today’s cybersecurity pig. We are more distributed and... Read More

A casual letter from me to you about your career in cybersecurity Cybersecurity Education and Certification is, like any other profession, filled with plenty of options for you to choose... Read More

When you hear the term birds of a feather do you finish the sentence and say flock together? Do you think of like-minded people spending time together? I had written... Read More

From identity theft to financial disruption, black hat hackers seem to be constantly wreaking havoc, regardless of who is affected. To combat these malicious attackers, we have white-hat hackers who,... Read More

Cybersecurity or IT security is the practice of protecting computer systems and networks from cyber attacks, physical or digital damage to hardware, software, and data assets, and unauthorized use of... Read More