With so much focus over the past few years on external hacks and system intrusions, many internal data breaches have gone under (and un) reported.  Large organizations rarely air their dirty laundry unless prompted to do so by regulators or shareholders.  Sometimes the breach can be detrimental to future financial gains so a company will […]

It’s been a few months since I have posted….holidays, family, work and what not.  My goal this year is to get better and provide more substance.  There are so many topics to choose from and not enough time to put it all into words, but something stood out to me today that I felt was […]

You may be asking yourself, ‘why am I reading this tech blog that has absolutely nothing about tech?’  Funny because I’m asking myself the same question about ‘why am I writing about non-tech stuff in my own tech blog?’  I have a purpose for everything that I’ve posted.  I’m laying the foundation for something bigger […]

Not too long ago, I had the challenge of on boarding an individual new to CyberSecurity and digital forensics. The person in question (I’ll call Quentin for purposes of this post) had limited background in cyber and absolutely no background in computer forensics. While I had no issue with Quentin being a novice (everyone has […]

Vendors….we all need them, most of us hate them.  In the world of information technology, and specifically, cybersecurity, there is there is no shortage of vendors.  Big ones, small ones, short ones, tall ones….well – maybe not those last two.  But there are plenty of vendors the cybersecurity sector with each one claiming to do […]

It’s been six years since I last interviewed for a job.  The world has changed since then, but the mechanics of getting a job in the technology sector are still the same.  Specifically challenging though, is the Cybersecurity interview.  Candidates are expected to know the ins and outs of an industry that is constantly on […]

Throughout a typical work day, we are often faced with choices. Some are more difficult than others, but most are ours to make. In the technology industry, those choices can be presented in rapid fire and from all directions. I recently had a conference call where the call moderator and a group of colleagues were […]