This article was written with companies in mind; most of this applies to individuals as well. Most security incidents happen due to phishing, and I have a sure-fire way to avoid becoming a phishing victim. Just do not click on…
Vulnerability Management
This post is going to be more applicable to companies than individuals as it is going over how to manage vulnerabilities across all your computer systems. At a super high-level, the concept of vulnerability management is pretty simple. It is…
Risk and threat management
In this blog post, I want to talk about risk management and the concept of threat modeling. Let’s start with some basic math, then dive into definitions and some examples. Definition of Risk Risk is the multiplication of vulnerability and…
Guide on how to be a real man
This blog post is aimed at all the guys out there, from just another guy. Guys, I’ve got some bad news for you all; we’ve been given horrible wrong information and horrible bad advice regarding interacting with women and what…
Online Privacy concerns
Today I want to talk about online privacy concerns. When it comes to online privacy, I tend to take a slightly different road than many of my cybersecurity colleagues. Many in my industry tend to preach that you should never…
Scams, Frauds and other ways to loose your money
In this installment, we’re going to look at different ways you could be separated from your money, which you may later regret. Let’s call these all Scams or Fraud, even though some don’t meet the legal or the conventional definition…
Magic of online security
If there is one magic silver bullet that will help you maintain your online security, it is critical thinking skills. If you read my previous article on the basics of online security, you may recall that I stated there is…
Basics of online security
Definitions Before we dive into the world of online security, let’s start with some definitions. Threat Actor: A criminal that is a threat to either a specific person or a group of people. This is a catch-all term for online…
Book Errata
INTRO This post will serve as an ongoing errata page for my book. My plan is to continuously update this post as I discover errors, issues, addendum, or just things I’d like to follow up on. PUBLIC USB CHARGE STATIONS…
Death of online privacy due to SESTA and FOSTA
There has been much written and talk about the Facebook data leak at the hands of Cambridge Analytics. What I don’t think folks realize is that has all been rendered pointless through recent legislatu…
