Why Your Password Isn’t Enough Anymore: A Developer’s Guide to Multi-Factor Authentication
Rachel Adams
Last week, I got a notification on my phone that someone tried to log into my email from a location I’d never been to. My heart skipped a beat. But…
Cyber Security
BitLocker Vulnerabilities: Why Your Encryption Isn’t Bulletproof
Chris Sullivan
I’ve been in IT for long enough to remember when people thought their passwords were security. Then we moved to encryption. And now we’re learning that encryption can have holes…
Why Fashion Brands Are Becoming Targets: Understanding the Recent Cyber Attacks
When H&M announced they were investigating a potential cyber-security incident, it sent ripples through the entire retail world. And they weren’t alone. Within days, multiple fashion brands found themselves in…
When Hackers Target Supermarket Fridges: What the French Attack Tells Us About Critical Infrastructure
James Holloway
I read about the French supermarket cyberattack and immediately thought about all the ways this could have gone wrong—and probably did, in ways we’ll never fully know. Attackers managed to…
Why Critical Infrastructure Security Matters More Than You Think (And What You Can Learn From It)
Michael Torres
I’ll be honest: when I started my first company, cybersecurity felt like something other people worried about. We were focused on product-market fit, shipping features, raising money. Security was that…
Why Cybersecurity Burnout is Your Real Enemy (Not AI)
Natalie Foster
When Tony Kirtley, head of incident response at IBM X-Force, warned that defender burnout poses a greater threat than artificial intelligence, he wasn’t being hyperbolic. He was describing what happens…
When a Single Host Goes Down, Dozens of Organizations Feel the Pain
Last week, a cyberattack on U.S. Next, a web hosting provider, knocked out websites across Mississippi including Madison County’s official site and around 70 others. Reading that headline, I had…
Why Everyone’s Suddenly Talking About Cyber Security in the Cloud
Sarah Mitchell
A few months ago, I got a call from my mum asking if her password was “safe enough.” She wasn’t being paranoid—she’d just read about another major data breach on…
Why Your Critical Infrastructure Is More Vulnerable Than You Think
Let me start with something that keeps infrastructure security professionals up at night: the systems protecting our power grids, water treatment plants, and hospitals are often running on technology from…
Why Cyber Insurance Wording Matters More Than You Think
Emma Clarke
I was having coffee with a friend last week who runs a small digital marketing agency. Mid-conversation, she mentioned that she’d just renewed her cyber insurance policy. “I honestly have…