“As a naturally inquisitive person, I have always had a dire need to know the ‘why’ and ‘how’ for everything. Computers provide a wonderful outlet for my mindset, a harmonious balance of logical, critical, and creative thinking where there is always something new to...
Character in Crisis: The Importance of Good Character in Cybersecurity
As a follow up to last week's article, we had the opportunity to interview Dr. Mark Wells and Dr. James Tippey on the importance of good character in cybersecurity. Dr. Wells has a background in ethics and philosophy while Dr. Tippey has a background in both...
The Attack on Kaseya: Déjà vu?
The start of this year’s Fourth of July holiday indicates we are not as independent or free as we should be when it comes to cybersecurity. On July 2, 2021, one of the largest supply-chain cyberattacks since SolarWinds occurred at Kaseya, an IT management software...
Critical Thinking in Crisis: An Interview with our Cyber Ethics Instructors
We had the opportunity to interview both Dr. Mark Wells and Dr. James Tippey on the importance of critical thinking in cybersecurity. Dr. Wells has a background in ethics and philosophy while Dr. Tippey has a background in both cybersecurity and religion; together,...
Repetition Does Not Equal Discipline
With close to 20 years of experience, cybersecurity professional Ed Carroll shares the important difference between repetition and discipline in his field in the following article. Currently, Ed works full-time with SCW and advises for EasyDMARC, Carolina Cyber...
“Don’t Push the Button”: An Interview with Ed Skoudis on Curiosity and Cybersecurity
We had the privilege of interviewing Ed Skoudis on his journey into cybersecurity, and the importance of curiosity as a cybersecurity professional. Ed is a recognized expert in penetration testing and incident response. With over twenty years of teaching experience...
Curiosity Doesn’t Kill the Cat: My Journey in Cybersecurity
We asked Elise Marchant, Cybersecurity & Curriculum Development Analyst at the Carolina Cyber Center, about the importance of curiosity in cybersecurity and her own journey to get where she is today. Here's what she told us: In high school, every subject I took...
Security Outside the Box: The Importance of Critical Thinking
Growing up in Nairobi, Kenya, Daniel Mugambi describes his childhood as being “always around computers.” His relationship to them was different than most of ours: instead of spending his hours glued to the screen, he was fascinated by what happened inside the...