Blue Team Con 2024: Career Village, ICS Hacking, and conference Tips

Summary On-site, hands on training, labs and presentations with a defender-focus were on display at the 2024 Blue Team Con held in Chicago, Illinois. More training, (new) labs, and several ICS events. Introduction Blue Team Con (“BTC”) just celebrated its fourth year “bringing cybersecurity defenders together”. Held in Chicago, IL, the convention featured two days […]

Phishing Part I

Phishing is the leading cause of smoking…No, but it is the number one way that cybersecurity incidents start. People are overwhelmed by the amount of information coming at them and the introduction of “AI” into the mix means that it is harder than ever to determine a safe email from an unsafe email. In this […]

SEC Changes Disclosure Rules

In July 2023, the SEC announced new rules to standardize the timeliness of cybesercurity incident disclosures resulting in a 4 business-day disclosure period for incidents with “material” impact. The rules also require companies to disclose how they are managing cybersecurity risks with details on their detection and incident response (IR) actions. With the average time […]