Raw Thoughts
2022 Prediction: Digital Transformation will Drive Talent Acquisition
Technology serves business, not the other way around. Technology and the services around it aren't (or shouldn't be) commodities. For too long, we've been commoditizing our capabilities and selling widgets. Help desk service, servers, this and that as a service, what...
How I’d Approach NCE
Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience comes with substantial changes to the way we’re used to doing business with Microsoft. From price increases to extra price increases for monthly terms, it can really complicate your business model as an MSP. In this article, I’ll touch on how I would approach NCE and what changes I would have made to my model.
Where do I put my data? The Layers of Microsoft Cloud
Knowing where to store your data, specifically gov data, based on its type can be tricky. Microsoft has helped peel back the veil.
Review: FEITIAN Security Keys
FEITIAN recently reached out to me on LinkedIn and asked if I’d be willing to take a look at their security keys. As you may know, I’m a major proponent of FIDO/U2F, and I’ve been a Yubikey user since it was just YOTP. That said, I was curious to check out FEITIAN’s...
No Framework Can Mean No Defensibility
Frameworks are extremely important in the modern security landscape. With the level of complexity of today’s average environment, even in the SMB arena, shooting from the hip is hardly an option anymore. In fact, I’d almost challenge that the way the SMB sector has approached security for well over a decade has just been plain wrong, let’s dive in.
Business Email Compromise is Still Alive and Well!
Ransomware, zero-days, and other "sexier" attacks have dominated the news lately. But an article I read on The Record served as an important reminder that business email compromise (BEC) attacks are still very much alive and well. BEC's are one of the simplest attacks...
Increased Law Enforcement Action – Is it Enough?
We’re finally getting to the point of seeing more successful law enforcement activity against cybercrime groups. From the FSB arresting the REvil gang to the takedown of tools like VPNLab, there’s obvious signs of progress. I feel rather good about it, and it makes my...
How I Secure WordPress
In the spirit of moving my website back to WordPress, I thought I'd share some tips on how I personally secure it. This may or may not work for you, but I've found that these strategies have worked for me for some time, I haven't had a case of compromise in quite...
Setup DNS over HTTPS on Windows 11!
Did you know that Windows 11 ships with built in support for DNS over HTTPS (DoH)? DoH is both a privacy and security enhancement that allows you to encrypt your DNS queries instead of send them in the clear over UDP. It uses HTTP/2 and HTTPS, and supports the wire...
