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Why is Protective Intelligence Effective?
In Articles, Corporate Security, Family Services, Featured on July 22, 2022
Action is always faster than reaction. Therefore, the advantage will be with the security team who can prevent an incident…
Cyber Threats Part 4: Ransomware Attacks
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on July 15, 2022
The fourth in a five-part cyber threat series focuses on ransomware attacks where information or computer networks are held hostage…
Protecting Yourself From Mass Public Shootings
In Articles, Corporate Security, Family Services, Featured on July 8, 2022
Most of the material I have produced on personal security, such as articles discussing how to practice situational awareness, counter…
Cyber Threats Part 3: Business Email Compromise
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on July 5, 2022
The third in a five-part series demystifies business email compromise schemes and how they target those who transfer funds electronically.…
Cyber Threats Part 2: Phishing and Spear Phishing Attacks
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on June 28, 2022
The second in a five-part series explores phishing, and the more targeted spear phishing attack, and how they manipulate information…
Cyber Threats Part 1: Understanding the Cyber Attack Cycle
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on June 17, 2022
Cyber attacks leverage information to gain access to proprietary networks, electronic devices, and chains of command in order to gain…
Cyber Security and Human Vulnerability
In Articles, Corporate Security, Featured on May 27, 2022
Keeping a company safe from cyber attacks often only includes technical security such as properly installed hardware with up-to-date firmware,…
Propaganda of the Deed: Contextualizing the Buffalo Attack
In Articles, Featured on May 18, 2022
The shooting in Buffalo, NY exemplifies how white supremacists use the internet to broadcast their attacks to spotlight their radicalized…
Placing Bomb Threats in Perspective
In Articles, Featured on February 11, 2022
In the wake of the recent wave of bomb threats placed to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) I have…
Organizational Contingency Plans: Defined, Fluid, Crucial
In Articles, Featured on January 28, 2022
The threat of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine has pushed to the forefront discussions regarding contingency plans, trip wires,…