Yesterday, I attended our webinar, “How to Unlock the Full Potential of Insider Threat Tools,” and it got me thinking about the relationship between technology and past successes of insider threats. Rich Burke, Vice President of Public Sector, made a critical point during the webinar that failure to detect insiders isn’t exclusively a technology issue. There are plenty… Read More
As we wrap up National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), our final theme, “Protecting Critical Infrastructure From Cyber Threats,” considers the state of cyber security for essential systems and critical infrastructure. This week’s theme also transitions to the topics of November’s Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month (CISR). The U.S. power grid plays a vital role in… Read More
The week four theme of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) is “The Internet Wants You: Consider a Career in Cybersecurity.” We asked our Vice President of Human Resources, Leah Schmid, to weigh in on this topic. In this week’s blog, she offers her insights into the different issues surrounding the growing shortage of qualified cyber security professionals… Read More
A few weeks ago, I spoke at the ASIS 63rd Annual International Conference about creating an actionable cyber security incident response plan that is tested and proven. Considering ASIS is more focused on physical security, I kept my recommendations focused on incident response in general. As I looked at “cyberizing” the recommendations, I discovered there isn’t much I would adjust for a physical… Read More
The theme for week two of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) focuses on what organizations can do to create a culture of cyber security within the workplace, including the use of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. With new threats emerging every day, it’s important that everyone in the workplace understands… Read More
We’re celebrating our 10-year anniversary today, and we thank all of you for engaging with our content through the years! The cyber security landscape has changed dramatically since our founding, and we’ve evolved along with it. From our roots providing training and cyber exercises for agencies such as the U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense (DoD), we’ve expanded our offerings… Read More