October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), a commendable public-private initiative focused on training businesses and users in practicing better digital hygiene. If there’s one drawback to awareness programs like NCSAM, it’s the potential for awareness to spike in the short-term and fall off in the long-term. Without follow-up training and continuous learning,... READ MORE›

Years ago, when I started my career as a writer, I became a journalist dedicated to informing people and serving the public interest. Later, I became a writer in a marketing role, dedicated to creating content that informs prospects and serves customers. I call upon the same skills to write blog posts and whitepapers that I once did to write news articles. Likewise, journalists may use their... READ MORE›

When Apple announced at Black Hat that it’s launching a bug bounty program, you could hear from the peanut gallery variations of a common theme: “it’s about time.” Apple has taken some flak for being slow to join the many tech companies with bug bounty programs, from Alphabet to Yahoo. Increasingly, companies outside the tech sector, from auto manufacturing to airlines,... READ MORE›