Lizard Squad’s Christmas Chaos: The DDoS That Took Down Gaming (2014) December 25, 2014 Christmas morning, 2014. Kids open new Xbox Ones and PlayStations. Parents are half-awake with coffee. Millions of people try to log in. And nothing Read More »
Heartbleed: The Bug That Bled the Internet Dry (2014) December 4, 2014 In early 2014, security researchers discovered something that felt unreal — a flaw that let attackers silently siphon memory straight out of servers. Not files. Read More »
The Sony Pictures Hack: The Movie That Started a Cyberwar (2014) April 14, 2014 Employees panicked as machines shut down, phones died, and entire servers started erasing themselves. Backup drives were overwritten. Render farms collapsed. Years of unreleased scripts, Read More »
The Yahoo Mega Breach: 3 Billion Accounts Exposed (2013–2014) December 23, 2013 Yahoo thought it was just another day in 2013. But deep inside their authentication systems, attackers were already rummaging around like they owned the place. Read More »
Target POS Breach (2013): The Christmas Heist Nobody Saw Coming December 17, 2013 Snow was falling. Christmas music played in every Target store. Parents were hunting for deals. Kids were begging for toys. Target’s network was buzzing Read More »
RSA Breach (2011): The Day a Spearphish Sank a Giant February 22, 2011 RSA wasn’t supposed to be vulnerable. They were the company that made security tokens for militaries, governments, and Fortune 500s. Their job was to Read More »
Stuxnet: The Virus That Sabotaged a Nuclear Program (2010) July 4, 2010 The Iranians believed their centrifuges were secure — isolated from the internet on an air-gapped network. But Stuxnet didn’t need the internet. It needed Read More »
The Worm That Crashed the Early Internet (1988 — The Morris Worm) October 2, 1988 On a cold November night in 1988, the glow of a lone monitor lit up a quiet lab at Cornell University. Robert Tappan Morris — Read More »
Captain Crunch & The 2600 Hz Whistle: The Toy That Opened the Phone System November 12, 1971 Long before ransomware, zero-days, or nation-state APTs, the world’s most powerful communications network could be hacked with a plastic toy whistle from a cereal box. Read More »
What makes a cybersecurity sales engineer? November 25, 2025 A cybersecurity sales engineer bridges the gap between technical complexity and customer understanding by translating security capabilities into real-world business value. This article outlines the Read More »
The Role of a Corporate Evangelist in Cybersecurity September 4, 2025 A corporate evangelist champions a company’s security vision, helping customers understand the strategic value behind its products and roadmap. This article explains how trust-building, industry Read More »
The Solutions Architect Journey in Cybersecurity: From Junior to Principal Architect September 4, 2025 This article describes the progression from junior engineer to principal architect through increasing technical depth, architectural responsibility, and strategic influence. Read More »
Sales Engineer vs. Solutions Architect: What’s the Real Difference in Cybersecurity Pre-Sales? September 4, 2025 While both roles blend technical and business skill sets, sales engineers focus on deal execution while solutions architects emphasize long-term design strategy. This article clarifies Read More »
The Sales Engineer Journey in Cybersecurity: From Junior to Principal Architect September 4, 2025 This article frames the sales engineer career path as one defined by growing technical credibility, customer influence, and revenue impact. It explains how senior SEs Read More »
What makes a cybersecurity sales engineer? May 5, 2024 This updated version reinforces the essential attributes of a high-performing cybersecurity sales engineer, including communication, problem-solving, and technical fluency. It further highlights how customer engagement Read More »
Building A Home Cybersecurity Lab April 28, 2020 This guide explains how to build a personal cybersecurity lab for training, testing, and hands-on experimentation. It covers essential tools, recommended setups, and the value Read More »
Prevent WordPress hacking using this Pen Testing guide July 22, 2019 This article walks through practical penetration testing techniques to identify and resolve vulnerabilities in WordPress sites. It stresses proactive hardening, plugin evaluation, and continuous security Read More »
Hacking WordPress: Building the Lab May 15, 2019 This companion article explains how to set up a controlled environment to practice WordPress exploitation techniques. It guides readers through safe tooling, sandboxing, and preparation Read More »
10 Steps to Creating a Secure IT Environment March 19, 2019 This article outlines ten actionable steps to build a secure technology environment across users, systems, and policies. It emphasizes layered defenses, staff training, and continuous Read More »
Mastering Cybersecurity Discovery: Best Practices for Selling SIEM and MDR Services to Enterprise Customers February 10, 2025 Effective SIEM and MDR selling begins with structured discovery that identifies customer risks, operational gaps, and maturity levels. This article outlines key questions, engagement techniques, Read More »
What is WCCP? September 4, 2024 This post introduces Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP), explaining its purpose in optimizing and redirecting network traffic. It provides a straightforward overview of how the Read More »
DNS: Types of DNS Records, DNS Servers and DNS Query Types January 26, 2023 This article provides a comprehensive overview of DNS fundamentals, including record types, server roles, and how queries resolve across the internet. It offers readers a Read More »
The Top 6 DNS Attack Vectors per ChatGPT January 24, 2023 This post outlines the most common DNS-related attack methods, explaining how each one threatens availability, integrity, or data confidentiality. It also provides guidance on detection Read More »
The 10 Domains of Cybersecurity December 6, 2022 This article breaks down cybersecurity into ten core domains that define a complete security program framework. It serves as a high-level guide for understanding organizational Read More »
How Network Traffic Can Mask A Serious Cyber Threat September 9, 2022 This post explains how normal-looking network traffic can hide malicious activity, especially when attackers deliberately mimic expected patterns. It highlights the importance of behavioral analytics Read More »
Can Cybersecurity be Automated? June 14, 2022 This article examines the capabilities and limitations of automation in modern cybersecurity operations. It explains where automation enhances detection and response and where human judgment Read More »
5 Common Indicators of a Phishing Attempt April 26, 2022 Phishing is one of the most common and effective cybersecurity attack vectors, accounting for roughly a quarter of all ransomware attacks between 2019 and 2021, Read More »
5 questions every higher-ed security leader should ask December 17, 2020 This article presents five strategic questions that help higher-education CISOs evaluate their security posture and operational readiness. It emphasizes planning, resource allocation, and the unique Read More »
The Dark Web has a Serious Deduplication Problem January 19, 2019 This post describes how poor data hygiene and duplicate content on the dark web reduce the reliability of leaked datasets. It examines what this inconsistency Read More »
Leading U.S. Cybersecurity Awareness Company Unknowingly Hires Remote North Korean Hacker July 25, 2024 This article recounts a real-world case where a security training firm inadvertently hired a North Korean threat actor through remote contracting. It highlights the importance Read More »
Ticketmaster confirms hack which could affect 560m June 3, 2024 This article summarizes the Ticketmaster breach, detailing how threat actors accessed customer data on a massive scale. It emphasizes the broader implications for enterprise risk Read More »
WannaCry (2017): The Ransomware That Moved Like a Plague Everything that could blink or beep was suddenly held hostage. WannaCry used EternalBlue, a Windows exploit pulled straight out of the NSA’s toolkit and dropped online by the Shadow Brokers like some chaotic “free sample.” Read More »
NotPetya (2017): The Malware That Pretended to Be a Ransom Attack… Then Destroyed Everything It began in Ukraine — inside a widely used tax accounting software called M.E.Doc. Attackers compromised the update server and delivered a poisoned software patch to businesses across the country. Read More »
Lizard Squad’s Christmas Chaos: The DDoS That Took Down Gaming (2014) Christmas morning, 2014. Kids open new Xbox Ones and PlayStations. Parents are half-awake with coffee. Millions of people try to log in. And nothing works. Read More »
Heartbleed: The Bug That Bled the Internet Dry (2014) In early 2014, security researchers discovered something that felt unreal — a flaw that let attackers silently siphon memory straight out of servers. Not files. Not logs. Memory. Raw, unfiltered thoughts of machines. Read More »
The Sony Pictures Hack: The Movie That Started a Cyberwar (2014) Employees panicked as machines shut down, phones died, and entire servers started erasing themselves. Backup drives were overwritten. Render farms collapsed. Years of unreleased scripts, HR files, payroll, emails — all dragged into digital oblivion. Read More »
The Yahoo Mega Breach: 3 Billion Accounts Exposed (2013–2014) Yahoo thought it was just another day in 2013. But deep inside their authentication systems, attackers were already rummaging around like they owned the place. Read More »
Target POS Breach (2013): The Christmas Heist Nobody Saw Coming Snow was falling. Christmas music played in every Target store. Parents were hunting for deals. Kids were begging for toys. Target’s network was buzzing with the electrical joy of capitalism. Read More »
RSA Breach (2011): The Day a Spearphish Sank a Giant RSA wasn’t supposed to be vulnerable. They were the company that made security tokens for militaries, governments, and Fortune 500s. Their job was to guard secrets — not lose them. Read More »
Stuxnet: The Virus That Sabotaged a Nuclear Program (2010) The Iranians believed their centrifuges were secure — isolated from the internet on an air-gapped network. But Stuxnet didn’t need the internet. It needed a USB stick. Read More »
The Worm That Crashed the Early Internet (1988 — The Morris Worm) On a cold November night in 1988, the glow of a lone monitor lit up a quiet lab at Cornell University. Robert Tappan Morris — 23 years old, brilliant, restless, and carrying the curiosity only early hackers possessed — leaned back in his chair as he compiled the final lines of code. Read More »
Captain Crunch & The 2600 Hz Whistle: The Toy That Opened the Phone System Long before ransomware, zero-days, or nation-state APTs, the world’s most powerful communications network could be hacked with a plastic toy whistle from a cereal box. Read More »