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Securing Remote Workforces in 2024
Hybrid work is permanent. The security model that worked in 2020, VPN, corporate laptop, occasional office visit, is showing its age.
Cyber Hygiene Metrics Your Engineers Will Trust
Engineering teams treat most security metrics like marketing numbers, directionally true, locally meaningless. Here are five that survive engineering scrutiny.
Email Security Beyond DMARC
DMARC is necessary and not sufficient. Once your domain is no longer spoofable, attackers shift to lookalike domains, compromised vendor mailboxes, and conversation hijacking.
Container Security on a Shoestring Budget
You do not need a $250k cloud-native security platform to run secure containers. A disciplined developer team can hit 80% of the value with open-source tooling and a half-day per quarter.
The Truth About Penetration Testing for SMBs
Most penetration tests sold to SMBs are vulnerability scans with a manual write-up. Real pentests are scarcer, more expensive, and more useful, when you actually need one.
Insider Threat Programs Without the Surveillance Theater
The phrase "insider threat program" conjures keystroke loggers and screenshot monitors. The version that actually reduces risk looks more like good HR plus targeted detections.