In Appreciation: Dr. Eric Cole
Dr. Eric Cole's cybersecurity accomplishments are legendary, but his willingness to speak openly about burnout is something that particularly resonated with me, as it is something many of us struggle to avoid.
Community Corner
He Wasn't a Hacker. But He Was One of Us.
Thirty years after Sean Marley died, I realize that my focus on mental health in cybersecurity started with him. This is a belated thank you to him for helping me strive for something better. He wasn't a hacker. But he sure as hell was one of us.
CYBR.SEC.Media 2.0: How CYBR.SEC.Community Is Building a More Human Cybersecurity Media Platform
The new version of CYBR.SEC.Media puts community voices, practitioner insight, podcasts, videos, and visual storytelling front and center.
The Vulnpocalypse Isn’t Your Problem
But it might be your company’s problem.
One Sector, A Million+ Data Environments
What a nonprofit collects, captures, manages, and is responsible for protecting isn't uniform. And in many cases, the sensitivity of that data maps directly back to their unique mission in ways that should fundamentally shape how we approach security for these organizations.
Cybersecurity Is More Than Keyboards and Dashboards
Cybersecurity is more than keyboards, dashboards, and job titles. At CYBR.SEC.Community, we’re researching the broader ecosystem of roles, skills, and people that make this community work—and why that broader view should encourage more people to find their place in it.
Stop Securing Nonprofits. Start Securing Their Missions
Cybersecurity treats nonprofits as a single category, despite vast differences in mission, data sensitivity, and risk. From animal shelters to domestic violence services to hospitals, each faces a distinct threat landscape.
Five Cyber Luminaries Who Enrich CYBR.SEC.Community
Here are just a few of the voices who inject cutting-edge insights into the community we are building.
Fix it! NO, Not Like THAT
Security pros often don’t understand why their business won’t accept certain types of solutions. Thus, they can’t articulate those problems to vendors. If both sides can't grasp why existing solutions aren’t organizationally viable, they stand no chance at building better solutions that are viable.
Identity Is the Perimeter. Attackers Know It. Do You?
Dave Lewis, Global Advisory CISO at 1Password, says if you treat identity as your perimeter, you stop caring about where traffic comes from and start caring about who is asking for access, how they proved it, and what they are allowed to do. Here's how to go about it.
CYBR.SEC.Community Establishes Permanent Home at The Innovation Hub at 801 Travis
Strategic Partnership Positions Downtown Houston as a Premier Hub for Cybersecurity