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We all wish we could be a little bit more efficient or perhaps get our work done just a little bit faster. The list below offers some tips and tricks to help make a sysadmin’s life a little easier. By no means is this an exhaustive list. The goal is to share some tidbits ofRead more

NOTE: If you’re running modus on Windows 2008 or Windows 2012, this does not apply to you  The SHA family of hashing algorithms was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and is used by the majority of SSL certificates.  Presently, the most common of these hashing algorithms is SHA1 which wasRead more

The Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging industry with the expectation that by 2020, we will have 30 billion connected devices. Because IoT is relatively new, there are concerns about the lack of security. In the product design, many security threats exist that could bring a network to its knees. Protecting a network against security risks is keyRead more

The cyber security workforce is growing, but not at pace with demand. And while there is an urgent need for more experienced talent and a push for greater diversity, particularly gender diversity, the industry isn’t doing enough to attract and hire more women. One recent Frost & Sullivan report sponsored by the International Information SystemsRead more

RSA is the largest cybersecurity conference in the world, bringing together over 40,000 industry players and just about all the major companies over an intense 7-day period. I was able to get away for 3 days last week, and did my rounds of talks and presentations, and of course the vast expo floor. Here areRead more