Password Resets are EZ!
Man, my job is so easy as a helpdesk tech and today was the easiest I have had! I mostly do things like password resets or account unlocks because … Read More
They’re out there and they’re active!
Oh man. It is one of those days. You see the alert come across in your email from one of the many security subscriptions you have signed up for. “Attacks … Read More
You don’t know everything about “the cyber”
Have you ever had one of those meetings where the business owner who came to you for help won’t answer a single question with any amount of detail? Maybe they … Read More
Help wanted! Not you…
We hear this all the time. “I applied for an entry level role, but they wanted many years of experience!” First of all – as a hiring manager – we … Read More
Here we go again…
Another month. Another zero-day. Another opportunity for vendors to push their agenda. There are two camps when it comes to vulnerabilities. On one side, you have the highly funded, venture-capital … Read More
Start with the basics, stick with the fundamentals, adapt to new technologies
As the threat landscape changes, so too do all the influences that make our job, interesting. Threat actors have found they can run their operations more like a business and … Read More
Security minded; inside and out
An interesting incident occurred with one of my friend’s clients. They made the executive decision to create websites, for internal use, with no security. None. Zero. No logins. No auditing. … Read More
AW Sh*t – Act 2
At around 7AM Pacific time today, AWS took a digger again. This time, it appears to be a West-Coast outage. For about 30 minutes, the Internet went crazy. All eggs … Read More
AWS? You mean “AW Sh*t?”
There is a balance in all things. If you increase security, you reduce accessibility. If you increase turkey on your plate, you reduce potatoes. If you move to the cloud, … Read More
Use [all] the tools available to you
Generally speaking, we don’t call anybody out direct here. Generally speaking… But c’mon MLB! Your password requirements are 8-15 characters with NO SPECIAL CHARACTERS? It isn’t that it isn’t a … Read More