Security Strategy
Security strategy and program design. Moving beyond compliance toward operational resilience.
48 articles
Higher Ed's COVID Pivot: How Universities Became High-Value Targets
Universities moved decades of in-person operations online in a single semester. Attackers watched, waited, and then moved fast.
Post-COVID Credential Sprawl: When Everyone Brought Their Own Device
Bring your own device went from exception to default in 2020. The resulting credential chaos is still the weakest link in most education security programs.
Shadow IT in Education: The Hangover from Emergency Remote Learning
The tools adopted in days during 2020 are still running in the background. Most have never been audited, inventoried, or properly offboarded.
The Vegas Strip Ransomware Attacks: How a Phone Call Took Down Two Casino Giants
In September 2023, two of the largest hospitality companies on the Las Vegas strip were felled not by malware, but by a phone call. The lesson is still not fully learned.
The DEI Rollback and the Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline
Federal and corporate DEI rollbacks are reshaping the cybersecurity hiring funnel. The sector already had a workforce gap. The new policy environment is widening it.
DEI Rollbacks and Cybersecurity Vendor Procurement
Supplier diversity targets were a meaningful revenue channel for small and minority owned security firms. Their removal is reshaping who wins federal and enterprise cyber contracts.