The mundane of cybersecurity rarely makes the news. Breaches and ransomware are typical news fare. Last week, that narrative changed. The often unnoticed, seemingly boring procedure of patching took center stage. Even people far afield from cybersecurity or IT heard about the massive outages caused by caused by the catastrophic ...
It’s almost summer, and you know what that means! Teacher appreciation weeks, Final exams, graduations, recitals, and burnout. But you know who works all year round and can’t afford to get burnout? Your school IT Team! While the rest of us wind down, their work in some ways winds up: ...
Do you know what is happening to your computers? Can you tell when someone is logged in snooping around? Do you know when they installed a program? Do you know when they take data from the computer and copy it out of the network? Each of these things can have ...
Last week cyberprofessionals and cyberenthusiasts celebrated National Password Day. Let’s be honest. The word for National Password Day for most people is “pass.” Most people will look at all the posts and articles (including this one) about the necessity of strong passwords and how to create them and think “I’ve ...
In the realm of cybersecurity, penetration testing (pen testing) stands as a critical tool for assessing and fortifying the security posture of organizations. However, not all pen tests are created equal, and ensuring their effectiveness requires attention to key principles. Understanding the purpose and conduct and having shared expectations between ...
In the world of high-profile hacks, the narrative often portrays threat actors as highly skilled and almost invincible adversaries. However, the reality we’ve encountered through our incident response (IR) work tells a different story. Not all threat actors are the criminal masterminds or uber 1337 hackers that they’re made out ...
“Top 10 Gifts for the Hacker in Your life” articles are incredibly common. But how do you know if some of the tools listed are actually worthwhile? We recently sat down with two of our security engineers to talk about different gadgets and tools of the trade on this week’s ...
Are you looking for the perfect gift for the hacker in your life? We’ve scoured our amazon purchase histories and here’s what we think would be great gifts for any hacker in your life. Just click on the images or the titles for a direct link to the amazon listing. ...
How To Create A Threat Model in 7 Easy Steps With Our Threat Model Template Our team here at Alias is made up of hackers turned security professionals. In fact, they probably learned how to type before learning how to write. When you hire us for a pen test, we’re ...
