We often talk about cybersecurity abstractly, but for those who want ‘rubber meets the road’ advice, let’s talk baseline security. Baseline security is the minimum-security controls required for safeguarding an organization’s information systems, ensuring...
Month: August 2022
What CISA and ACSC’s 2021 Top Malware Strains Advisory Tells Us About Cybersecurity
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) worked together to create an advisory alerting the public to the top malware strains in 2021. Apart from including incredibly helpful summaries of each strain,...
Why We Should Communicate Cybersecurity Self-Efficacy
Our words matter. It’s an interesting statement for the cybersecurity profession, isn’t it? But it’s true. Technical skills are necessary, as are discipline, curiosity, and good character. And so are our words: they frame the context of our cybersecurity goals....