Security

LastPass is (or should be) Toast

Dec 30, 2022 · 7 min read · Password-Managers Personal-Security ·

LastPass, a product that I've used for a long time and have recommended freely to friends and other notable ne'er-do-wells alike, has been hacked. Again. This time it might spell doom for the company. With apologies to Glen Hansard, I'm both mad AND disappointed.

Tech Field Day 26 - Event Details and Summary

Oct 26, 2022 · 8 min read · Conference GestaltIt TFD26 CXL ·

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The 26th Tech Field Day event put on by Gestalt IT was held this month in San Jose, California. Over the course of three days, we debated trends and topics around the Enterprise Datacenter space, talked network automation with ZPE, and participated in the OCP 2022 CXL Forum.

Read on to learn more about the event.

Security vs. Convenience: When Convenience Goes Too Far

Oct 1, 2022 · 7 min read · Policy UX Technology ·

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MFA is a huge boon to security, but some innovations that are supposed to make it easier are actually giving hackers new ways to attack individual users. This is an example of where keeping things simple would mean more security for everybody.

Is QUIC too fast for security??

Jul 31, 2022 · 7 min read · Networking Infrastructure ·

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The long-debated QUIC protocol is getting serious attention these days. It has been in development since 2012, but is all the rage now because HTTP/3 (the main reason QUIC was designed in the first place) is now an official standard.

What is it, then, and what might it mean for security? Let's find out.

Fixing A Hole Where The Cybercrime Gets In

May 9, 2022 · 10 min read · Cost-Management Strategy ·

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Security doesn't have to be a massive financial hardship. In fact, there are a great number of things that can be done in your organization to make systems and applications more secure. This post outlines some of the most helpful that can be used to make your organization more secure.

Security Wants To Be Free

May 2, 2022 · 8 min read · Cost-Management Strategy ·

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Not all security needs to come with a price tag, and organizations shouldn't give up on becoming more secure because of cost concerns. A lot of security comes down to education, mindset, and taking advantage of the security built into products and technologies that you already own.

Yes, You Do Need A Password Manager, Brett. Yes You Do!

Apr 2, 2022 · 7 min read · Password-Managers Passwords Personal-security ·

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A Password Manager is an essential security feature for individual users and enterprises alike. The average internet denizen has to remember 70-80 passwords and accounts, and using the same few passwords over and over is very insecure. Now add in enterprises, who need to secure more than just passwords alone.

Microsoft's Security Vision: Let Our Acronyms Scan All Your Things

Mar 31, 2022 · 9 min read · XFD7 Microsoft Threat-Detection ·

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Microsoft presented their modern security vision this past week at Gestalt IT’s Security Field Day 7. They highlighted the importance of interconnectedness as a security practice as part of their “SIEM+XDM” security vision. The technology is compelling, but questions about manageability (and cost) remain.

Security Field Day 7 - Details

Mar 25, 2022 · 1 min read · Conference GestaltIt XFD7 ·

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I attended a very valuable and unique tech conference called "Security Field Day," put on by Gestalt IT. Read on to learn a little more about the event.

Protect Your Data Too, Plz

Mar 16, 2022 · 5 min read · Storage Zero-Trust Defense-In-Depth ·

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Security conversations often revolve around outwardly-facing edge technologies like firewalls and IDS. These help harden the shell against external threats, but internal threats are just as dangerous. Data is what attackers want, which is why it's just as important to be vigilant about security inside the perimeter.