Recently, a large coalition of non-profit organizations announced their affiliation with the Tech-CARES (CARES) campaign which is committed to supporting small businesses and non-profits to stay in business and better serve customers safely by adopting technologies and navigating grants including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

In this episode, we connect with Kristen Greene, Cognitive Scientist at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to explore the elements of cybersecurity before and beyond the technical elements come into play.

When preparing for your “InfoSec Camping Trip,” and you start to put together your list of things to pack, what do you include? This is one of the many questions we asked today’s guest, Katie Nickels. You might be surprised to hear what’s on her list—or, perhaps, her list is similar to your own.

In this episode of The Uncommon Journey, Chloe, Phill and Alyssa talk with Accidental CISO about how he accidentally became the CISO of his company and what that has meant in terms of his day to day professional life.

In this and all future episodes, we intend to bring clear examples of all pockets of underrepresentation. We want to shine a light along the path with case studies to draw upon and actions that can be taken to go beyond diversity and inclusion.

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

— Benjamin Franklin (the year 1755)

Although this original quote has been butchered, overused, abused, and taken out of context plenty of times, we must not forget that it was written in 1755, referring to a specific moment in American history. Nevertheless, plenty of people have been inspired by it.

Some of you may be wondering, at the primary level, what role a penetration tester—aka, a “pentester”—plays in the grand scheme of information security; what do these folks do on a day-to-day basis that makes the job so important and so cool?

Hello humans, robots, intelligent or stupid beings, and everything in between. I welcome you all to the Cyber Society of Today—a wondrous place where 'what' is a possibility, 'how' is full of options, and 'when' is a mystery.

Despite what you may think, this is a real place. It is here, it is now, and most certainly you are in it. So, buckle up, be open-minded, and enjoy the ride—the doors are locked, and there is no place to hide.

The US is a country bound by laws: there’s no question about that—the country is driven by legislation and policy. Sometimes policies are set in advance of a situation—many times, laws are put into action in response to a situation or event. Sometimes they are enacted at the federal level—sometimes state and local governments lead the charge. Sometimes the US leads globally in policy innovation—sometimes the US takes a back seat and follows other counties.

To kick things off in this Episode Zero, we have a good chat with Jamie Hine from the FTC and Ryan Disraeli, representing a once-small, now medium-sized business. Together we recap the overall need for SMBs to be cyber aware, discuss the value of recognizing these common misconceptions, and review the plan we have moving forward as we cover each of them in this multi-episode series.