How to use PowerShell for WannaCry / WannaCrypt cleanup and prevention
Explosive ransomware infection rates of WannaCrypt/WannaCry have IT groups trying to mass diagnose, update and protect their machines. Thing is, that’s just not practical to do manually – for pretty...
View ArticleWhat is the CIA Triad?
The CIA Triad is a security model that highlights core data security objectives and serves as a guide for organizations to keep their sensitive data protected from unauthorized access and data...
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How To Use PowerShell for Privilege Escalation with Local Computer Accounts
What is Privilege Escalation? Privilege escalation is when an attacker is able to exploit the current rights of an account to gain additional, unexpected access. While this can be caused by zero-day...
View ArticleData Security: Definition, Explanation and Guide
What is Data Security? Data Security is a process of protecting files, databases, and accounts on a network by adopting a set of controls, applications, and techniques that identify the relative...
View ArticleData Privacy: Definition, Explanation and Guide
What is Data Privacy? Data Privacy is the branch of information security dealing with the proper handling of data concerning consent, notice, sensitivity, and regulatory concerns. Practical data...
View ArticleThe Difference Between E3 and E5 Office365 Features
Microsoft’s Enterprise Mobility and Security offerings are additional sets of security services that can be purchased to help control, audit and protect the data and users of Microsoft’s Azure and...
View ArticleGDPR Data Protection Supervisory Authority Listing
The DPA (Data Protection Authority) is the agency within each European Union country that is responsible for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) assistance and enforcement. What’s the difference...
View ArticleGDPR Requirements in Plain English
You just want to answer the question: “What do I need to do for GDPR?” Maybe you’ve worked your way through a few online quizzes to test for GDPR readiness or skimmed an article that made some vague...
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How to use PowerShell Objects and Data Piping
This article is a text version of a lesson from our PowerShell and Active Directory Essentials video course (use code ‘blog’ for free access). The course has proven to be really popular as it walks you...
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How To Get Started with PowerShell and Active Directory Scripting
Build a Full PowerShell Utility This article is a text version of a lesson from our PowerShell and Active Directory Essentials video course (use code ‘blog’ for free access). The course has proven to...
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[Podcast] Security and Privacy Concerns with Chatbots, Trackers, and more
Leave a review for our podcast & we'll send you a pack of infosec cards. The end of the year is approaching and security pros are making their predictions for 2018 and beyond. So are we! This...
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[Podcast] Bring Back Dedicated and Local Security Teams
Leave a review for our podcast & we'll send you a pack of infosec cards. Last week, I came across a tweet that asked how a normal user is supposed to make an informed decision when a security...
View ArticleKrack Attack: What You Need to Know
For the last decade, philosophers have been in agreement that there is another, deeper level within Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs: WiFi Access. We’re now at the point where even the most mundane...
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How to Better Structure AWS S3 Security
If the new IT intern suggests that you install a publicly accessible web server on your core file server – you might suggest that they be fired. If they give up on that, but instead decide to dump the...
View ArticleData Security Software: Platforms Over Tools
As recent security incidents like NotPetya, Wannacry and the near daily data breach reports have shown, data security isn’t getting easier. And it’s not because IT groups aren’t putting in the work. IT...
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[Podcast] What Does the GDPR Mean for Countries Outside the EU?
Leave a review for our podcast & we'll send you a pack of infosec cards. The short answer is: if your organization store, process or share EU citizens’ personal data, the General Data Protection...
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[Podcast] Tracking Dots, Movement and People
Leave a review for our podcast & we'll send you a pack of infosec cards. Long before websites, apps and IoT devices, one primary way of learning and sharing information is with a printed...
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Data Breach Definition by State
In the data management and IT space there have been significant consideration and hand wringing about how the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will eventually impact US based...
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[Podcast] Taking The Long View, Investing in Technology and Security
Leave a review for our podcast & we'll send you a pack of infosec cards. We’re living in exciting times. Today, if you have an idea as well as a small budget, you can most likely create it. This...
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A Guide to per State Data Breach Response
Part 1: Preparing for a US Data Breach In the data management and IT space there have been significant consideration and hand wringing about how the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation...
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