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cybersecurityPosted onSeptember 3, 2022

The New Gig

Now that I’m out of the acute new-person phase I am trying to make time to reflect on this first year and some of the…

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cybersecurityPosted onFebruary 27, 2021February 27, 2021

TomNomNom on Top of HackerOne

I had never heard a hacker talk about the things Tom Hudson (TomNomNom) talked about in his discussion with Peter Jaworski (of Shopify). Failure, depression,…

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cybersecurityPosted onDecember 3, 2020December 7, 2020

Hack the Box and the Joy of Feedback

I have developed a bit of an obsession with Hack the Box as of late. Over the past few weeks, I’ve completed seven boxes, climbing…

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cybersecurityPosted onNovember 9, 2020November 9, 2020

Moving to Modern Authentication in Azure and Exchange Online

This post walks through an iterative approach to moving your organization’s Microsoft environment to modern authentication and away from legacy (aka basic) authentication. Legacy authentication…

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cybersecurityPosted onSeptember 13, 2020December 3, 2020

Cyber Security Assessors as Referees

Are we not like the credit ratings agencies? We are paid by a company to rate something they own or have created. Michael Lewis had…

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cybersecurityPosted onMay 22, 2020August 6, 2020

Choosing Evidence for Digital Identity Proofing

Identity proofing is key to starting the relationship between a user and your digital service. This is the “Before we start, I’ll need some information…

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Azure Security Engineer
cybersecurityPosted onFebruary 8, 2020February 8, 2020

Passing the Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (AZ-500) Exam

Last month I wrote and passed the Microsoft Azure Security Technologies exam, which makes me an Azure Security Engineer Associate. I’d been meaning to do…

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cybersecurityPosted onJanuary 4, 2020January 15, 2020

Azure Frugality

There is a certain discipline and creativity that comes from having to spend your own money. This post summarizes some tips and tricks for those…

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cybersecurityPosted onNovember 30, 2019December 14, 2020

Security Patches and Moral Hazard

Are vendors doing the right thing when they patch systems that are out of support? Or are they allowing customers to shirk their responsibilities? The…

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cybersecurityPosted onOctober 13, 2019October 15, 2019

Keeping Your Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Plumb and Level

It is easy to get lost in lengthy checklists and spreadsheets during a cybersecurity risk assessment. While the detailed checking of vulnerabilities and safeguards is…

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