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Monty St John
Monty St John is a computer science and information security expert, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force veteran, certified instructor, and author of dozens of classes for CyberDefenses. He has assisted numerous companies build and accredit laboratories, threat teams, and security operations centers. He’s also a prolific writer with two upcoming technical volumes set for…
Read MoreWhat Is Digital Forensics?
Cybersecurity includes a vast number of different components, aspects, techniques and disciplines. From cyber intelligence to continuous threat monitoring and risk assessments, the full spectrum of cybersecurity activities spans an extensive range. One discipline within this range is digital forensics, and like all of the other activities in the security world, fully understanding what it…
Read MoreBOTNETS: When IOT Goes Rogue
WHAT ARE IoT DEVICES? In a world thriving on interconnectivity, one big development over the last 10 years is not just the invention of IoT devices, but the availability of those devices. Not only do they extend internet connectivity beyond the standard desktop or laptop, they’ve been developed to touch every aspect of our lives.…
Read MorePattern Recognition, Analysis and Profiling. Is it for you?
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash by Monty St John Our Pattern Recognition, Analysis and Profiling class tends to throw people when they see the name. In their head they ponder the title and think about pattern matching. After a dance of Sudoku, logic puzzles, and crosswords pass by their internal sensor, they give it a pass to move…
Read MoreElection Security In the News: Newsletter Issue 3
IN THIS ISSUE See the latest election attacks in the Interactive Election Incident Map CyberDefenses’s Perspective: Factoring in context to foster understanding. Are we prepared for upcoming elections? A cyberexpert weighs in. The fight against election disinformation. See what California is doing. Things you need to know about 2018 election security. New threats are facing…
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Stolen Credentials Report Subscribe to the Monthly Election Security Newsletter In This Issue See the latest election attacks in the Interactive Election Incident Map CyberDefenses’s Perspective: Factoring in context to foster understanding. Are we prepared for upcoming elections? A cyberexpert weighs in. The fight against election disinformation. See what California is doing. Things you need…
Read MoreDefCon’s Voting Village: Results and Impact
by Monty St John It’s been a few weeks since DefCon took place in Las Vegas, but the buzz from this year’s event can still be heard echoing throughout cybersecurity circles, particularly elections cybersecurity. Hackers were out in full force to try their hand at breaking into election machines through DefCon’s “Voting Village” this…
Read MoreLooking Ahead to Growth in Cybersecurity Guidance Services with Key New Hire
by Damon Fleury, CTO While no one would argue that rapid growth is a good thing, most of us would agree that it comes with its challenges. Hiring the right team members to keep pace with a growing customer base and increasing cybersecurity pressures is one of those challenges. It’s certainly more involved than simply…
Read MoreAssessments, the “sine qua non” of Security
by Monty St John Who’s gone to the doctor? Okay, raise your hands… wait — put them down, I can’t see them anyway. Why did you go to the doctor? Was it an annual checkup or did an event happen in life that prompted a check of your health? More likely than not an…
Read MoreDecisions–Under the Microscope, in the Spotlight–Blinding Your Eyes to the Bigger Picture
by Monty St John As humans go, it doesn’t take us long to form an opinion or make a decision. We go with our gut an astonishing amount of times. Reflection, when done, seems to give unprecedented weight to the smallest of facts that resonate. In fact, Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist that won the Nobel…
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