Tag: Cyber Security
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The Rise of Quantum Computing and What It Means for Your Security
The Rise of Quantum Computing and What It Means for Your Security Computers have only been around for about 70-80 years, emerging around the time of World War 2. Since then, computers have become an integral part of our society. Now there might be a new evolution of technology taking reign, quantum computing. What seemed Read more
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Proactive Strategies and Privileged Access Management for Mitigating Insider Risks
The digital world we work in keeps changing just like our work environments. As cybersecurity analysts, we try to understand and boost our defenses against many possible threats. Insider risk presents a special challenge that needs a different approach compared to external attacks. Insider risk isn’t always about bad intentions. It can come from accidental Read more
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Potential Iranian Retaliations Following US Strike on Nuclear Facilities: Cyber Attacks and Maritime Disruptions
Introduction On June 21st, 2025, the United States conducted precision strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan with the potential of escalating tensions in the Middle East. This military action, briefed by the Defense Department on the morning of June 22nd, 2025, codenamed Operation Midnight Hammer, has prompted Iran to vow retaliation, Read more
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LinkedIn and Malicious Payloads
Do you use LinkedIn? If you’re reading this post, then the likely answer is yes! Have you heard of the new scam threat actors use to deliver malware through your messages? Picture this… You are an HR representative for your company, and you use LinkedIn to help with recruiting. One day, you received a message Read more
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Burnout and Alert Fatigue in Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity workers operate in an environment where they must protect against the constantly evolving tactics of cyber criminals. Often the systems created to support defensive operations can generate excessive noise for analysts who must filter through a flood of alerts which frequently contain numerous false positives. When cybersecurity professionals face these relentless streams of alerts, they can Read more
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Beware of the Tax Trap
It’s that time of year again, tax season, and if you are anything like me and most of my friends who keep saying “I need to file my taxes” all the way until April 14th, you know that day is here. Don’t worry, millions of Americans are scrambling to file their 2024 returns before tomorrow’s Read more
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A Seismic Shift in Cryptography and Cybersecurity
The field of cybersecurity is staring down the barrel of a fundamental shift in how we look at security and encryption, and quantum computers are holding the business end of this particular boom stick. A computer’s thought process will run in the binary code known as bits, where 1s and 0s are processed in order. Read more
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Future Advancements Call for Future Defenses Today
The days of “Password12345” have been long gone, but what about something more complex? Most websites, and applications require that your password contain a certain complexity such as a special character, a minimum length, and a number i.e. “Pa$&w0rd12345islong!”. However, we have all done it before; you forget your password to an account, or maybe Read more
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From 4chan Trolling to Hacktivism
2003: Origins on 4chan Before the online collective of Hacktivists came to be known as Anonymous, their beginnings could be traced to a group of internet trolls on the once popular imageboard website, 4chan. It was here that users would conglomerate and share images alongside the infamous “Green Text”, comments saying any number of vicious Read more
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Click Here! Malvertising and its Effective Manipulation
“WARNING! Your iPhone is infected with virus and immediate urgent action is required!” – this was the pop-up that displayed itself on the face of Andrew Reed’s phone. A pop-up that was invoked because of an unintentional click to a website link that was displayed at the top of Google’s search results for “Cookie Recipes”. Read more