Don’t Kill All Your Zombies

Don’t Kill All Your Zombies

Image from Negative Space at Pexels. The WSJ ran a story about the risks associated with old online accounts, often referred to as “zombie” accounts. They recommend deleting these old accounts. We may forget about them, but these accounts pose a risk. They...
Not Every Breach Is A Critical Breach

Not Every Breach Is A Critical Breach

This week it was revealed that Cisco’s Duo had a vendor breached that handled VOIP & SMS for Duo. Duo does MFA, so this is potentially a big deal. I had a vendor send me this language for our own PR: The severity of this incident cannot be...
MGM Taken Down, Caesers Paid Up

MGM Taken Down, Caesers Paid Up

MGM was completely taken offline this week. Multiple casinos and hotels down, slot machines unable to pay out. It’s one of the biggest cybersecurity messes that has been made public (they can’t hide it!) Caesers reportedly was in a similar spot, but they...

The Scammers Are Warning Me

Some days you can’t make this stuff up. A relatively easy way to get around spam/phishing filters is to send phishing emails from a legitimate source. Google Groups — real-life mailings lists from Google — have become a popular option recently. On...

Is the cybersecurity job market losing steam?

The Wall Street Journal reports today (2023-08-21): More Cyber Companies Announce Layoffs. It’s not a clickbait headline, there really are companies laying off cybersecurity workers but it’s important to realize it isn’t indicative of the larger job market. The...