Back to School Cyber Security Tips

Kids all around the country are getting ready to go back to school. Here's an article I contributed for Tripwire that offers some tips on how to keep them safe online in the process:

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-awareness/back-to-school-tips-on-how-your-children-can-stay-safe-online/

Top New Amazon AWS Cloud Security Features

Enterprises are moving to the cloud and with that we have to secure it. Amazon has taken notice, being the largest cloud provider in the world, that if they don't secure their cloud offering customers will continue being scared of the cloud. This has been Amazon's approach from the beginning and they've continually added security services to their cloud offering in order protect your data and draw you into the cloud.

Here's an article I wrote for Search Security on some of Amazon's new security services: http://searchcloudsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Top-AWS-security-features-organizations-need-to-know-about

How Microsegmentation Helps With Security

Here's an article I wrote for CloudPassage on why "Micro-segmentation helps with security". More to come on this topic shortly.

https://blog.cloudpassage.com/2016/06/27/microsegmentation-helps-security/

Deception in Depth Conference

Here's the link for this month's "Long Island Security Groups" next meetup. The topic this month will be on "deception technology".

We'll be having all the big names in the deception field presenting on their technology and explaining why deception techniques are needed for security professionals protecting their networks today.  Hackers don't play fair, neither should you. Hope to see you there! http://www.meetup.com/Long-Island-Security-Group/events/231725055/

Random Raymond Reddington Quote

Cloud WAFs Can Improve Application Security

Here's an article I wrote for TechTarget's "SearchCloudSecurity" edition regarding the benefits of utilizing a cloud WAF within your organization. There are numerous benefits to implementing a WAF in the cloud, which I go into more in the below link. Here are my thoughts on the technology and why it's a good idea to have this service pushed to the cloud.

http://searchcloudsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/How-cloud-WAF-implementations-can-improve-application-security

How Microsegmentation Gives You Better Network Security

Here's an article I wrote for CloudPassage regarding how micro-segmentation allows for more control and better security throughout your network. By not having to go North/South in your network for security controls allows for a more flexible, agile and secure network.

https://blog.cloudpassage.com/2016/06/07/why-you-need-microsegmentation/