WPA security explained: what is Wi-Fi Protected Access?
WPA security explained: what is Wi-Fi Protected Access?
This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. An overview on Wi-Fi security standards WiFi signals can be put into two different categories, unencrypted and encrypted. Unencrypted WiFi, sometimes known as open WiFi, can be connected to without a password. Anyone with a phone, tablet, PC, video game system, or Internet of Things device within range of the open…
Bluetooth security risks explained
This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. What would we do without Bluetooth these days? Our earbuds and headphones would have to use annoying wires. We would have one less way to transfer files between your laptop and your phone. And how would you connect your phone to your car? But as a wireless data transfer standard, of…
Explain how a Virtual Private Network (VPN) works
This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Global health events in 2020 have accelerated a trend. Office workers are working from home more frequently. This is great for many reasons. Companies can save money on office space. People are often more productive in the environment they’re most comfortable in, their homes. Rush hour can be mitigated with…
Have you started working from home? Secure your endpoints!
This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Due to recent international events, there are likely millions of people in the United States and around the world who have just started working from home. There are a lot of office jobs that could move from the company’s workplace to employees’ homes-- accountants, web designers, application developers,…
Can incident response be fun?
This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Cyber attacks are unfortunately inevitable. It’s important to security harden your networks as much as possible. But your organization must also be prepared for incident response. Effective incident response involves an awareness of various cyber risks and threats, having a plan to respond to the various ways they manifest,…
How to harden your employees from the massive social engineering threat
This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Social engineering is the art of human deception. In the world of cybersecurity, it’s how to fool human beings in order to conduct cyber attacks. Some of these cyber attacks can be very expensive to your business! In fact, many of the worst cyber attacks to your organization&rsquo…
Is the cybersecurity skills gap real?
An independent guest blogger wrote this blog. If you do a web search for “cybersecurity skills gap,” you’ll get many, many pages of results. It’s certainly a hot topic in our industry. And it’s a matter that security practitioners and human resources people often disagree on. But before I get further into…
Explain How Secure Shell (SSH) Works to Me
SSH, otherwise known as Secure Shell, is a common TCP internet protocol that can be used to securely connect a computer to an outside computer or network. The physical locations of the computers on both ends of an SSH connection don't matter provided that the computers are connected to the accessible network and have SSH set up properly.…
SaaS Security Best Practices to Keep in Mind
Software as a Service (SaaS) is huge. More and more developers are choosing SaaS as the delivery mechanism of their software and services, and more and more businesses are using it. Where you or your organization have internally-developed, SaaS-delivered applications, ensuring the security of those applications is critical to both the security of the data, and minimizing risks to your…
The surprising truth about cybersecurity and autism
This is a guest blog by Kim Crawley. I’ve worked in cybersecurity for about a decade, but I’ve been autistic for my entire life. Careers usually start in adulthood, but autism is something children are born with. And contrary to what some people assume, autism doesn’t disappear at age 18. Autism is for life. Unfortunately,…
How to justify your cybersecurity budget
It’s less expensive to prevent cyber attacks than it is to repair the damage when they happen. Companies and institutions across industries lose money from cyber attacks all the time. There are the more obvious ways like piracy, data breaches, and litigation. There are also ways that accountants can’t quite put a dollar figure on,…
What is Vulnerability Management?
All software and hardware has vulnerabilities. So do the non-computing aspects of your organizational security, such as the physical security of your building or how susceptible your employees are to social engineering. Vulnerabilities are everywhere and are in everything. The key to good security is to know how to manage your vulnerabilities. What are they? Where are they? How can…
