Cybersecurity

  • Guess Who? A Practical Look at Today’s Threat Actors

    Guess Who? A Practical Look at Today’s Threat Actors

    Aka, who’s actually out there, doing shady stuff… Understanding the different types of threat actors is one of the most effective ways to make sense of how and why incidents actually happen, and why many of them are far less sophisticated than we tend to assume. In today’s article, we’ll be exploring some of the

    read more

  • My grandpappy didn’t die so you could continue sending me SPAM

    My grandpappy didn’t die so you could continue sending me SPAM

    My grandpappy fought long and hard, and gave his life for my right to an uncluttered inbox… Okay, maybe I don’t have a grandpappy that died in a spam war, but hear me out for a sec. As a Canadian, you have certain rights related to your email inbox as a commercial communications channel. Those

    read more

  • Pathways to Cybersecurity

    Pathways to Cybersecurity

    I get a lot of requests from people asking me how to get into cybersecurity. My advice (almost invariably) is to start by seeking out a deep understanding of the variety of roles and responsibilities that fall under the cybersecurity umbrella, rather than fixating on a single job title or buzzword, or simply wanting to

    read more