Security

Happy IT Pro Day!

09/18/18 As we all know, lists and their thinly-veiled derivatives, listicles, drive social media. Post the “top 5 kinds of belly button lint” and you’ll probably get at least a fe…

Happy IT Pro Day 2018

09/18/18 Perhaps the best part of being an IT pro—of being a technology professional in general—is that you don’t really have a choice. It’s an irrepressible self-nomination to a t…

Security Monitoring – It’s All About the Data

09/11/18 In this series, we’ve covered some key areas that can help prepare for potential attacks. Preparation is essential. Security policies are essential. Understanding your net…

Data Protection: Culture, Tools, People, and Roles

09/06/18 In my previous posts about Building a Culture of Data Protection (Overview, Development, Features, Expectations), I covered the background of building a culture. In this p…

Cross-Referencing Alarms: Network Security Monitoring and Network Outage Notifications

08/30/18 As anyone that has run a network of any size has surely experienced, with one alert, there is typically (but not always) a deeper issue that may or may not generate furthe…

Protection Methods – The Art of Data Analytics

08/28/18 The previous blog reviewed some guidelines that laid the foundation for security through understanding your environment and planning how elements within that environment a…

Beating Imposter Syndrome

08/22/18 “Hello! My Name is Phoummala and I have re-occurring imposter syndrome. I struggle with this frequently and it’s a battle that I know I am not alone in.” What is Imposter …

Policy and Controls – A Foundation for Threat Protection

08/14/18 In the previous blog in this series, we reviewed several types of attacks and threats, and some ways they are perpetrated. In this blog, we will become familiar with sever…

THWACKcamp 2018 Registration Now Open

08/01/18 When the IT Show Comes to Town In the past, I’ve compared the logistics of tech conferences, tradeshows, and user groups to moon landings, touring companies, and polar exp…

Cybersecurity Fundamentals – Attack Surfaces and Vulnerabilities

07/31/18 In the first blog of this series, we became familiar with some well-used cybersecurity terminology. This blog will look at some well-known cyberattack and threat types and…

Culture of Data Protection: Development Counts, Too.

07/30/18 In my earlier post in this data protection series, I mentioned that data security and privacy is difficult: Building a culture that favours protecting data can be challeng…

Security Pain Points: Upper Management and Budget

07/26/18 Security should be a top priority for IT professionals within all areas of skills. One of the top pain points is how to convey the story of security to upper management, s…