Raw Thoughts
CISA’s Secure by Design Pledge
In some very exciting news today, CISA announced their Secure by Design Pledge. The Secure by Design Pledge is a voluntary commitment that was signed by 68 software companies, committing to design their products from the ground up in a more secure way. I've linked the...
Are Passkeys the Answer to Passwordless Adoption?
In our digital age, the concept of living in a passwordless world is eagerly anticipated. It's common knowledge that passwords are a hassle – users struggle to create and remember strong passwords, and the tools meant to help, like password managers, haven't gained...
Tips for a Successful MFA Rollout
IMPORTANT NOTE: I'm trying something new here and looking for feedback (on LinkedIn). I've written this post using Microsoft Copilot by creating a general outline of "points to hit" in addition to a key topic. I'm experimenting with this to see if it can expand my...
Trying a New Task Management Tool
If you know me, you know I've been a longtime proponent of Microsoft To Do and its vast integrations across the Microsoft ecosystem. To this day, Microsoft To Do is one of my favorite task management applications. However, as the number of inputs in my life (personal...
Data Classification for All
I figured I would expand on my Purview Information Protection information by creating a general guide around information protection labels. In this guide, I take a deeper dive into Purview Information Protection and provide you with some implementation examples that...
Traffic Light Protocol with Purview Information Protection
I recently made a post on LinkedIn about how I've applied the Traffic Light Protocol within my own Microsoft 365 tenant using Purview Information Protection. I opted for this route because, in my personal tenant, I'm not often collaborating with other members of the...
Empowering Tomorrow’s Cyber Practitioners
In my last post, I wrote about the idea that cybersecurity doesn’t need colleges. For this post, I wanted to shed some light on how I think we can build a modernized cybersecurity pipeline that prepares practitioners for the reality of working in this space. With the...
Cybersecurity Doesn’t Need Colleges
It's no secret that we're facing a huge shortage of cybersecurity talent, today and in the future. We are in increasingly desperate need of new blood to fight this increasingly complicated battle. The problem is, there is an intense amount of gatekeeping today that a...
Copilot’s Impact on Cybersecurity
A lot of us, me included, have spelled out some "doom and gloom" about AI and its impact on cybersecurity. Truth is, there's a lot to worry about, especially for the SMB sector. Data governance is non-existent, and most of these customers don't even know what sort of...
