June Is National Internet Safety Month: Where Did It Come From? Every June, you’ll see cybersecurity professionals, advocacy groups, and government agencies talking about National Internet Safety Month. But where did it come from? Who started it—and why June? Let’s rewind the clock. Born from a Growing Concern National Internet Safety Month was first recognized…
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The State of AI in Cybersecurity 2025: What’s Working, What’s Lagging, and Why It Matters Now More Than Ever
This second annual study offers a deeper look at how organizations are using AI to detect and respond to attacks faster, where it’s making the biggest impact, and what’s holding adoption back. The post The State of AI in Cybersecurity 2025: What’s Working, What’s Lagging, and Why It Matters Now More Than Ever appeared first…
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The Spy Who Applied to Code
🎭 The Spy Who Applied to Code What if your next remote hire wasn’t a developer, but a North Korean spy? No, it’s not a Netflix plot. It happened. And the story is wild. 👨💻 “Steven Smith,” Software Engineer (and Spy) In October 2023, the hiring team at Kraken, a U.S.-based crypto exchange, received an…
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If Troy Hunt Can Fall for Phishing, So Can You
Title: If Troy Hunt Can Fall for Phishing, So Can You Let’s clear this up right away: falling for a phishing email doesn’t mean you’re clueless, lazy, or bad at your job. Even Troy Hunt, yes, the guy behind Have I Been Pwned, recently clicked on a phishing link. And not just clicked… he entered…
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If Troy Hunt Can Fall for Phishing, So Can You
Title: If Troy Hunt Can Fall for Phishing, So Can You Let’s clear this up right away: falling for a phishing email doesn’t mean you’re clueless, lazy, or bad at your job. Even Troy Hunt, yes, the guy behind Have I Been Pwned, recently clicked on a phishing link. And not just clicked… he entered…
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If Troy Hunt Can Fall for Phishing, So Can You
Title: If Troy Hunt Can Fall for Phishing, So Can You Let’s clear this up right away: falling for a phishing email doesn’t mean you’re clueless, lazy, or bad at your job. Even Troy Hunt, yes, the guy behind Have I Been Pwned, recently clicked on a phishing link. And not just clicked… he entered…
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If Troy Hunt Can Fall for Phishing, So Can You
Title: If Troy Hunt Can Fall for Phishing, So Can You Let’s clear this up right away: falling for a phishing email doesn’t mean you’re clueless, lazy, or bad at your job. Even Troy Hunt, yes, the guy behind Have I Been Pwned, recently clicked on a phishing link. And not just clicked… he entered…
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Best of 2024: Cisco Vulnerability: CISA Alerts Of Smart Install Exploits
In light of recent cybercrime incidents, the United States (US) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert pertaining to a Cisco vulnerability. As per recent reports, the Cisco vulnerability prevails within the Smart Install (SMI) feature and can be exploited for access to sensitive data. In this article, we’ll explore the vulnerability…
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How I Introduced the Cybersecurity World to a Cold War Hero
[Links and resources updated on October 4, 2022] If you told me a year ago that I would meet a cold war hero at a birthday party, I wouldn’t have believed you. And I would be even more skeptical if you told me she would be an unintimidating, approachable music professor with an infectious smile.…
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How I Introduced the Cybersecurity World to a Cold War Hero
[Links and resources updated on October 4, 2022] If you told me a year ago that I would meet a cold war hero at a birthday party, I wouldn’t have believed you. And I would be even more skeptical if you told me she would be an unintimidating, approachable music professor with an infectious smile.…
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How I Introduced the Cybersecurity World to a Cold War Hero
[Links and resources updated on October 4, 2022] If you told me a year ago that I would meet a cold war hero at a birthday party, I wouldn’t have believed you. And I would be even more skeptical if you told me she would be an unintimidating, approachable music professor with an infectious smile.…
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How I Introduced the Cybersecurity World to a Cold War Hero
[Links and resources updated on October 4, 2022] If you told me a year ago that I would meet a cold war hero at a birthday party, I wouldn’t have believed you. And I would be even more skeptical if you told me she would be an unintimidating, approachable music professor with an infectious smile.…
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log4shell
Last Update: December 28, 2021 If you are reading this, you likely have heard about Log4Shell, the December, 2021 critical zero-day remote-code execution vulnerability, and subsequent vulnerabilities in the popular Log4j software library that is developed and maintained by the Apache Software Foundation. Apache has patched these vulnerabilities in version 2.17.1, however vendors who use…
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log4shell
Last Update: December 28, 2021 If you are reading this, you likely have heard about Log4Shell, the December, 2021 critical zero-day remote-code execution vulnerability, and subsequent vulnerabilities in the popular Log4j software library that is developed and maintained by the Apache Software Foundation. Apache has patched these vulnerabilities in version 2.17.1, however vendors who use…
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log4shell
Last Update: December 28, 2021 If you are reading this, you likely have heard about Log4Shell, the December, 2021 critical zero-day remote-code execution vulnerability, and subsequent vulnerabilities in the popular Log4j software library that is developed and maintained by the Apache Software Foundation. Apache has patched these vulnerabilities in version 2.17.1, however vendors who use…
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log4shell
Last Update: December 28, 2021 If you are reading this, you likely have heard about Log4Shell, the December, 2021 critical zero-day remote-code execution vulnerability, and subsequent vulnerabilities in the popular Log4j software library that is developed and maintained by the Apache Software Foundation. Apache has patched these vulnerabilities in version 2.17.1, however vendors who use…
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since this is a cybersecurity blog, we will focus on cybersecurity but let’s take a moment to talk about the important topic of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Awareness Month On September 30th, President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Biden’s proclamation…
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since this is a cybersecurity blog, we will focus on cybersecurity but let’s take a moment to talk about the important topic of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Awareness Month On September 30th, President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Biden’s proclamation…
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since this is a cybersecurity blog, we will focus on cybersecurity but let’s take a moment to talk about the important topic of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Awareness Month On September 30th, President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Biden’s proclamation…
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since this is a cybersecurity blog, we will focus on cybersecurity but let’s take a moment to talk about the important topic of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Awareness Month On September 30th, President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Biden’s proclamation…
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Colonial Pipeline: Lessons Learned
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack took down the largest fuel pipeline in the United States and resulted in consumer hoarding of fuel and a short-term shortage of gasoline on the east coast of the U.S.. While pipeline systems were not directly infected with ransomware, the pipeline was shut down as a precaution during the investigation…
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Colonial Pipeline: Lessons Learned
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack took down the largest fuel pipeline in the United States and resulted in consumer hoarding of fuel and a short-term shortage of gasoline on the east coast of the U.S.. While pipeline systems were not directly infected with ransomware, the pipeline was shut down as a precaution during the investigation…
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Colonial Pipeline: Lessons Learned
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack took down the largest fuel pipeline in the United States and resulted in consumer hoarding of fuel and a short-term shortage of gasoline on the east coast of the U.S.. While pipeline systems were not directly infected with ransomware, the pipeline was shut down as a precaution during the investigation…
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Colonial Pipeline: Lessons Learned
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack took down the largest fuel pipeline in the United States and resulted in consumer hoarding of fuel and a short-term shortage of gasoline on the east coast of the U.S.. While pipeline systems were not directly infected with ransomware, the pipeline was shut down as a precaution during the investigation…
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President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order
Aiming to improve cybersecurity in the United States, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) on May 12, 2021. Although the EO focuses on U.S. federal departments’ and agencies’ cybersecurity, it will likely result in standards that will change the way the private sector manages cybersecurity within the United States and globally. This cybersecurity EO was signed…
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President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order
Aiming to improve cybersecurity in the United States, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) on May 12, 2021. Although the EO focuses on U.S. federal departments’ and agencies’ cybersecurity, it will likely result in standards that will change the way the private sector manages cybersecurity within the United States and globally. This cybersecurity EO was signed…
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President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order
Aiming to improve cybersecurity in the United States, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) on May 12, 2021. Although the EO focuses on U.S. federal departments’ and agencies’ cybersecurity, it will likely result in standards that will change the way the private sector manages cybersecurity within the United States and globally. This cybersecurity EO was signed…
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President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order
Aiming to improve cybersecurity in the United States, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) on May 12, 2021. Although the EO focuses on U.S. federal departments’ and agencies’ cybersecurity, it will likely result in standards that will change the way the private sector manages cybersecurity within the United States and globally. This cybersecurity EO was signed…
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World Password Day – May 6, 2021
It’s World Password Day! Are your passwords strong enough? Do you have a long, unique password for every account? Do you use multi-factor authentication where available? If you answered, “no” to any of these questions or if you’re not sure, please read on. If you answered yes, then congratulations! Although you can read on too…
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World Password Day – May 6, 2021
It’s World Password Day! Are your passwords strong enough? Do you have a long, unique password for every account? Do you use multi-factor authentication where available? If you answered, “no” to any of these questions or if you’re not sure, please read on. If you answered yes, then congratulations! Although you can read on too…
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World Password Day – May 6, 2021
It’s World Password Day! Are your passwords strong enough? Do you have a long, unique password for every account? Do you use multi-factor authentication where available? If you answered, “no” to any of these questions or if you’re not sure, please read on. If you answered yes, then congratulations! Although you can read on too…
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World Password Day – May 6, 2021
It’s World Password Day! Are your passwords strong enough? Do you have a long, unique password for every account? Do you use multi-factor authentication where available? If you answered, “no” to any of these questions or if you’re not sure, please read on. If you answered yes, then congratulations! Although you can read on too…
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Facebook Leak Leads To Smishing
I have always considered myself pretty lucky in that I rarely receive fraudulent text messages. That luck recently ran out. Over the past few weeks I have noticed an uptick in the number of SMS phishing (smishing) messages that I receive on my phone. A few days ago, the smishing seemed to become even more…
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Facebook Leak Leads To Smishing
I have always considered myself pretty lucky in that I rarely receive fraudulent text messages. That luck recently ran out. Over the past few weeks I have noticed an uptick in the number of SMS phishing (smishing) messages that I receive on my phone. A few days ago, the smishing seemed to become even more…
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Facebook Leak Leads To Smishing
I have always considered myself pretty lucky in that I rarely receive fraudulent text messages. That luck recently ran out. Over the past few weeks I have noticed an uptick in the number of SMS phishing (smishing) messages that I receive on my phone. A few days ago, the smishing seemed to become even more…
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Facebook Leak Leads To Smishing
I have always considered myself pretty lucky in that I rarely receive fraudulent text messages. That luck recently ran out. Over the past few weeks I have noticed an uptick in the number of SMS phishing (smishing) messages that I receive on my phone. A few days ago, the smishing seemed to become even more…
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2021 Cybersecurity Report Roundup
Annual cybersecurity reports are a rich resource of statistics and information for cybersecurity professionals, academics, journalists and anyone who is interested in cybersecurity. Below is a list of 2021 cybersecurity reports. We will add more categories and reports as we come across them. If you find anything that should be on this list, please let…
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2021 Cybersecurity Report Roundup
Annual cybersecurity reports are a rich resource of statistics and information for cybersecurity professionals, academics, journalists and anyone who is interested in cybersecurity. Below is a list of 2021 cybersecurity reports. We will add more categories and reports as we come across them. If you find anything that should be on this list, please let…
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2021 Cybersecurity Report Roundup
Annual cybersecurity reports are a rich resource of statistics and information for cybersecurity professionals, academics, journalists and anyone who is interested in cybersecurity. Below is a list of 2021 cybersecurity reports. We will add more categories and reports as we come across them. If you find anything that should be on this list, please let…
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2021 Cybersecurity Report Roundup
Annual cybersecurity reports are a rich resource of statistics and information for cybersecurity professionals, academics, journalists and anyone who is interested in cybersecurity. Below is a list of 2021 cybersecurity reports. We will add more categories and reports as we come across them. If you find anything that should be on this list, please let…
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2021 Top Cybersecurity Leaders
The March 2021 issue of Security magazine, partnering with (ISC)2, featured their inaugural list of the Top Cybersecurity Leaders for 2021. As the author of this blog, I am both humbled and honored, to not only be part of the inaugural team, but also to be recognized with these accomplished cybersecurity professionals. “Security partnered with…
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2021 Top Cybersecurity Leaders
The March 2021 issue of Security magazine, partnering with (ISC)2, featured their inaugural list of the Top Cybersecurity Leaders for 2021. As the author of this blog, I am both humbled and honored, to not only be part of the inaugural team, but also to be recognized with these accomplished cybersecurity professionals. “Security partnered with…
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2021 Top Cybersecurity Leaders
The March 2021 issue of Security magazine, partnering with (ISC)2, featured their inaugural list of the Top Cybersecurity Leaders for 2021. As the author of this blog, I am both humbled and honored, to not only be part of the inaugural team, but also to be recognized with these accomplished cybersecurity professionals. “Security partnered with…
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2021 Top Cybersecurity Leaders
The March 2021 issue of Security magazine, partnering with (ISC)2, featured their inaugural list of the Top Cybersecurity Leaders for 2021. As the author of this blog, I am both humbled and honored, to not only be part of the inaugural team, but also to be recognized with these accomplished cybersecurity professionals. “Security partnered with…
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ILoveYou.txt.vbs
Happy Valentines Day! Since today is known for love, let’s look back 21 years to one of the more destructive, costly and famous viruses in history. The “ILoveYou” worm, also known as the “Love Bug” or “Love Letter For You” infected more than ten million Windows computers, beginning on May 5, 2000. This worm began…
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ILoveYou.txt.vbs
Happy Valentines Day! Since today is known for love, let’s look back 21 years to one of the more destructive, costly and famous viruses in history. The “ILoveYou” worm, also known as the “Love Bug” or “Love Letter For You” infected more than ten million Windows computers, beginning on May 5, 2000. This worm began…
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ILoveYou.txt.vbs
Happy Valentines Day! Since today is known for love, let’s look back 21 years to one of the more destructive, costly and famous viruses in history. The “ILoveYou” worm, also known as the “Love Bug” or “Love Letter For You” infected more than ten million Windows computers, beginning on May 5, 2000. This worm began…
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ILoveYou.txt.vbs
Happy Valentines Day! Since today is known for love, let’s look back 21 years to one of the more destructive, costly and famous viruses in history. The “ILoveYou” worm, also known as the “Love Bug” or “Love Letter For You” infected more than ten million Windows computers, beginning on May 5, 2000. This worm began…
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Safer Internet Day 2021
Safer Internet Day Three tips from Between The Hacks, for a safer Internet. Tuesday, February 9th, 2021, marks the 18th edition of Safer Internet Day. This year’s theme is, “Together for a better Internet.” Safer Internet Day (SID) started as an EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and is now celebrated in approximately 170 countries worldwide.…
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Safer Internet Day 2021
Safer Internet Day Three tips from Between The Hacks, for a safer Internet. Tuesday, February 9th, 2021, marks the 18th edition of Safer Internet Day. This year’s theme is, “Together for a better Internet.” Safer Internet Day (SID) started as an EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and is now celebrated in approximately 170 countries worldwide.…
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Safer Internet Day 2021
Safer Internet Day Three tips from Between The Hacks, for a safer Internet. Tuesday, February 9th, 2021, marks the 18th edition of Safer Internet Day. This year’s theme is, “Together for a better Internet.” Safer Internet Day (SID) started as an EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and is now celebrated in approximately 170 countries worldwide.…
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Safer Internet Day 2021
Safer Internet Day Three tips from Between The Hacks, for a safer Internet. Tuesday, February 9th, 2021, marks the 18th edition of Safer Internet Day. This year’s theme is, “Together for a better Internet.” Safer Internet Day (SID) started as an EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and is now celebrated in approximately 170 countries worldwide.…