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Is Cybersecurity Progressing? Ah, Cybersecurity Month. 🎉 That time of year where we all get to feel a little more paranoid and a little more annoyed by those endless email reminders to “update your password.” But you know what? This day isn’t just about trying to stop bad actors from stealing your data. Today also […]

Old Habits, New Threats Phishing has been around for over 20 years now.  Unfortunately, companies are using the same old habits they’ve been using year after year, and it just NOT working anymore.  Case in point:  91% of cybersecurity leaders are frustrated with their SEGs, and 87% are considering a replacement.  Why?  With the growing sophistication of attacks, SEG’s are becoming more porous. 

The Invasion of the TOADs TOADs are an increasingly common threat to businesses worldwide, and it’s not the kind that hop.   Are you aware that there is an average of 10 million TOAD messages sent every month?  As a matter of fact, there have been as many as 13 million TOAD messaging in one month!

Digital Versus Physical Security It’s frustrating when people treat digital security like it’s something completely different from physical security. More and more, the digital world is mimicking the real world—hell, we have augmented reality just around the corner. Maybe when you’re wearing those goofy glasses, you’ll finally be able to tell the difference between the

109 Seconds to Disaster Phishing attacks show no signs of abating, and while email is still the main vector of these attacks, only 65% of phishing attacks are now in email.  Social media, browser and search engine, and messaging application attacks are on the rise, using malicious links to dupe employees and steal corporate assets.  Training and simulations are NOT working. 

The Ludicrous Pace of Cybersecurity Progress “The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.” – Friedrich Hegel In the symphony of history, there are moments when a quiet murmur of innovation steadily crescendos into a triumphant roar, signaling a pivotal shift in the paradigm. In this digital era, we find

A Tragicomedy of Cyberspace “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” – Henry Ford In a world enraptured by the furious pace of technological advancements, one can’t help but feel caught in a relentless cycle of déjà vu. Our lives are increasingly permeated by a sensation akin to racing

The Myth of Cybersecurity Awareness In the expansive and often overly dramatized theater of ‘Security Awareness,’ the narrative tends to replay like a scratched DVD stuck on loop. It’s a tale woven with the same enchanting threads that tell of unicorns prancing in moonlit meadows, magic carpets defying the very laws of physics, and, of

The Irony of Invention Throughout the ages, humanity has beheld the march of progress with a mix of awe and trepidation. From the first rudimentary tools to the complex algorithms of the digital age, each invention holds a promise: to make life easier. But delve deeper, and a peculiar paradox emerges. As we thrust forward

Historical Blunders History is a fantastic teacher, but only if we’re attentive students. It’s laden with tales of spectacular feats and even more memorable blunders. While stories of success can inspire, it’s the tales of monumental misjudgments that leave us in sheer disbelief. These errors, as perplexing as they may seem, are strikingly pertinent when