In our previous blog in the series, “5 DIY Cyber Security Skills Every IT Professional Needs to Master,” I discussed the basics of coding and programming that every cyber handyman needs to know. Today, I’ll cover the command line, a cyber handyman’s best friend. I first thought about going the “Top X Most Useful Commands” route for this blog… Read More
Two weeks ago, we introduced our “5 DIY Cyber Security Skills Every IT Professional Needs to Master” blog series. I discussed the first skill on the list, using virtual machines (VMs), and why they’re practically indispensable for simplifying day-to-day security tasks. Today, I’ll explain the importance of the network mapper, also known as nmap — a critical… Read More
Introducing the Cyber Handyman If you’re a homeowner like me, hopefully you have a few basic around-the-house skills – changing a light bulb, fixing a loose door handle, unclogging a shower drain, making sure the deadbolts lock properly. I run into a new issue every week it seems. If you’re fortunate, there’s at least one… Read More
Insider threats continue to be a concern for organizations. New research conducted by Crowd Research Partners, in coordination with the LinkedIn Information Security Group, reveals that 74 percent of organizations feel vulnerable to insider threats, while 54 percent of security professionals say insider threats are more common overall. Part of the problem is that most organizations… Read More
For the final blog post in our series on lessons learned from 2016 security assessments, we’ll discuss a high-risk issue our penetration testers and consultants often come across: filtering malicious emails. In our assessments, sending phishing emails with malicious payloads or links is the most common method we use to get initial access to a network…. Read More
There’s no doubt that bank data breaches cost businesses money, but there are costs associated with breaches that add up beyond a round dollar figure. Most studies that calculate the costs from breaches focus on short-term quantifiable costs such as discovering and mitigating the breach and recovering assets. But the long-term, indirect breach costs — costs such as hits to… Read More