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Disciplined Passion for Cybersecurity
While discipline without passion is boredom, passion without discipline is chaos. Passion, driven by curiosity, is a key attribute that sets apart great cybersecurity professionals. Actually, I think it sets apart virtually anyone in their chosen field. All too often,...
Cybersecurity: Zero Trust or Intentional Trust?
Next-Gen. AI. Attack Vector. CIA Triad. Deep Learning. Each of these has one thing in common: they represent cybersecurity buzzwords. Merriam-Webster dictionary aptly defines ‘buzzword’ as “an important-sounding usually technical word or phrase often of little meaning...
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. Currently, Ed works full-time with SCW and advises for EasyDMARC, Carolina Cyber Center, and Ecobot. The Friday...