Chronic Resource Constraints: Doing More With Less in Public Sector Cybersecurity

If the public sector had unlimited cybersecurity budgets and fully staffed SOCs, today’s threat landscape would look very different. But that’s not reality.

Unrelenting Threats Against Government and Education: Why Human Risk Is the Front Line

Public sector organizations are operating in a threat environment that is both relentless and increasingly personal. Federal agencies, state and local governments and educational ...

World Backup Day: Because “It Won’t Happen to Me” Often Means It Will

Every year on March 31st, World Backup Day rolls around with a simple but important message: Backup your data.

Great Patching Lessons To Learn From The Zero Day Clock

I just came across the Zero Day Clock, and I love it. Everyone should go there, see the stats, see the trends, and figure out what that means for your ongoing and future patch management ...

100,000+ New Vulnerabilities This Year and Most Will Be Zero-Days Exploited Faster

The number of publicly reported unique vulnerabilities has risen year after year. There was a brief decrease and stabilization in 2015 - 2016, but those are the only years in the over two ...

Best Practices for Implementing AI Agents

On March 9th, Codewall.ai disclosed how it had hacked McKinsey & Company’s AI platform called Lilli, a purpose-built system for 43,000+ employees to analyze documents, chat, and ...

Digital Cleanup: It’s Not Just Your Files, It’s Your Brain

Digital Cleanup Day might be seen as a digital chore: delete old files, clear the inbox, reduce your carbon footprint. It’s framed as a technical exercise. But digital cleanup isn't only ...

Navigating the U.S. Public Sector’s Unrelenting Cyber Crisis

The U.S. public sector faces unique challenges as it is tasked with safeguarding the most sensitive data of citizens, all while maintaining the critical infrastructure that keeps society ...

Welcome to the Blur: Designing Security That Works With, Not Against, AI Adoption

There's a moment in every security professional's career when they realise the game has fundamentally changed. Mine came last Tuesday at 3:47 PM, watching my colleague Erich argue with an ...

New Book! How AI and Quantum Impact Cyber Threats and Defenses

I am excited to announce my latest book, How AI and Quantum Impact Cyber Threats and Defenses: Shaping Your Cyber Defense Strategies.