IDG Contributor Network: Why go to women-focused technology events?
A lot of people wonder why there need to be woman-focused spaces in tech. I was one of those people for a very long time. I avoided them for the first decade and a half of my InfoSec career. What on...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Using empathy to improve technology
I’m sure we’ve all had the experience of trying to navigate some piece of software that is quite technically powerful, but so inscrutable as to be almost useless. Sometimes that software could be a...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Security lessons taught by goats
If I’ve learned anything in my two decades of working in the InfoSec industry, it’s that the practical application of securing data can be challenging. Every time I start to feel like I have a pretty...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Security experts must enable safer usage, not just...
I think it’s safe to assume that if you’re reading this; you’re probably a technology expert who has mastered the intricacies of poking around in unfamiliar products to see how they work. And yet,...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Improving security with diversity beyond the checkbox
If you’re a security practitioner, you may be all-too-familiar with the dangers of practicing “checkbox security.” By blindly following rules and directives without appreciating why they’re important,...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Stop training your employees to fall for phishing...
I recently received an email from an address I didn’t recognize, that purported to be from a trusted authority, using urgent language to insist that I open an unexpected attachment. Clearly, this...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Has the word ‘breach’ has outlived its usefulness?
Security is an industry that changes rapidly, as should its terminology. Given the speed with which technology and its context evolves, it comes as no surprise that words that were once sufficient to...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Have we doubled the number of women in infosec?
If you’ve been watching trends in cybersecurity staffing for the last decade or so, you may be accustomed to panicky headlines about how everything is forever getting worse, and how this will...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Of mice and malware
I’m often asked what kinds of “unexpected” skills are helpful to succeed in a job in computer security. My answer usually includes qualities like “empathy,” “curiosity,” or “communication,” but...
View ArticleWhat is the cyber kill chain? A model for tracing cyberattacks
As an infosec professional, you’ve likely heard about using a cyber kill chain to help identify and prevent intrusions. Attackers are evolving their methods, which might require that you look at the...
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