Chris Ray

OK hear me out, I know vulnerability management is an old practice. Why are we even talking about it, it’s not broken, right? For most companies, it is very broken even if it appears to be working. These broken…

Splunk can be a complex beast, with its various components, requirements, and best practices on top of the OS selection and infrastructure design…deploying it can feel like an impossible task. Lucky for us, Splunk has created Validated Architectures that…

Interviewing, and being interviewed for that matter, can be a stressful event.  If your like me, than it doesn't matter which side of the table your on.  You approach this situation with the same focus and zeal you do a…

The Cryptocurrency Security Standard (CCSS) Good morning everyone, today I bring to you a short post on a relatively new development in the crypto-cyber security world. First lets level set with everyone so we can understand why we are talking…

If you think back to my introduction to Crypto, which is found here: https://infosecforhumans.com/crypto-for-humans-or-anyone-in-tech/ [Crypto 101 for humans] - You will remember that crypto is attractive because it is decentralized, not controlled by a central bank or…

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello crypto In this article I want to introduce some critical concepts for success in the crypto world.  The ideas covered in this blog post are aimed at anyone who still feels like crypto just isn't for them, but…

For my non-technical friends and people who are on the perimeter of tech (or even security for that matter), the question of who does the CISO report to is a not a question at all. They always espouse the standard…

What problem does it solve? The way we approach vendor risk management today is built around the concept of asking questions through questionnaires.  The questionnaires are almost always a "one off" for each organization, which brings with them all the…

In the previous post we level set and I discussed how the CISA has classified "single" factor authentication (aka passwords alone) as a bad practice.  We also reviewed at a high level what MFA is and the major components that…

Recently CISA moved the use of a single factor (password for instance) into the category of "bad practices".  Listen, its time!  You should be adopting multifactor authentication (MFA) for everything.  CISA moving 1FA onto the naughty list just made it…

If you are here, reading this than I can assume you have questions.  Maybe you have just started your search and stumbled across this article, but it’s also just as likely you have been searching for a while and…

Let me share a story with you... Picture this, an “executive” level meeting is called at a medium sized organization.  The invitation included the CEO, CFO, CISO, COO, VP of IT, a Sr. Engineer from the technical team & the (external)…