Author: Al Berg

The headline is eye catching: a data breach at a highly respected security training organization when an employee falls for a phishing email. It is…

Yes, I know it has been quite a while since I have posted anything to the old blog, but I do have an excuse… in…

Stories of hackers attacking companies by dropping malware infected USB flash drives in the firm’s parking lot are a standard infosec cautionary tale – don’t…

In my last post, I went on about how the real perimeter of your network is at your users’ workstations. The actions that humans take…

I was thinking about the way that the concept of a “perimeter” has changed in the time I have been in information security. (Obviously, I…

Another cloud security issue caused not by the cloud, but by how people use the cloud.  Security firm Sophos has been taking a look at…

Something for those of us who have to continue to remind our executives how important it is to continually increase our cybersecurity budgets… Global insurer…

Attackers have responded to improved security against malware in Windows environments by “living off the land” (LOTL) – using the tools already present in the…

I came across an interesting white paper from the deep mists of the past (2011) which is as relevant today as it was back when…

Another reminder that attackers are getting more sophisticated and taking the time to learn about their victims and their business processes before launching their phishing…