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Security Tools Are Not a Security Program
Author: Matt Wilson TL;DR Buying security tools doesn’t make you secure. Tools support a security program, but they don’...
Security Fatigue is Real: How to Fight It
Author: Matt Wilson Introduction People aren’t the weakest link, they’re the most fatigued one. Between endless alerts, ...
Ghost Tapping
Matt Barnett sits down with NBC10 to talk about "ghost tapping," a new scam targeting those using contactless payment wh...
Security Starts Here: Foundational Controls Every Organization Needs
AuthorS: ERIC BUCK | RYAN BRADBURY Introduction Security doesn't begin with advanced threat hunting or sophisticated pen...
Beyond the Click: Why Phishing Defense Needs More Than Awareness Training
AUTHOR: SIARHEI STARASVETSKI Let's face it — phishing is still the go-to method for breaking into companies. Depending o...
What Makes a 'Good' Security Vendor?
AUTHOR: MATT WILSON Whether you’re a small business working through a client security requirement or an IT leader trying...
Your First Security Assessment: What to Expect
AUTHOR: MATT WILSON It's time for your first (or first in some time) security assessment…so what exactly happens? First...
Phishing: Not Just a User Problem
AUTHOR: MATT WILSON Yes, users click things, they always have, and (probably, maybe) always will. However, approaching p...
Password Spraying Optimization
AUTHOR: SIARHEI STARASVETSKI Introduction Password spraying has long been a staple technique in penetration testing and ...
PCI Compliance Cheat Code
Author: Steve Foret The complexity of achieving and remaining compliant against a very articulated security framework is...
In a world saturated with alerts, headlines, and opinions, the most important signals are often the hardest to see.
This blog exists to surface those signals. We explore how modern attacks unfold, why defenses fail in unexpected ways, and what disciplined security programs do differently — long before crisis forces the conversation.
This is where observation turns into understanding.