Pro Tip: Exercise Caution with G Suite Marketplace Apps
23rd June 2020
G Suite Marketplace Apps are “applications that can be added to an entire domain or to individual G Suite accounts.” They integrate with the Admin console and make it easy to complete common tasks (mail merges, form publishing, password management, etc.) or connect to frequently used apps like Dropbox or Zoom. And, they have a…
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Managing Supply Chain Havoc
18th June 2020
I have been an Amazon customer since 1999 and a Prime member for over a decade. Until recently, I have been pleased — thrilled, on occasion — by Amazon’s ability to deliver (literally) on its promise of fast and reliable service. Lately, however, and even though I continue to pay for two-day shipping through Prime, most things I have…
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How Secure Are Your Employees’ Home Networks?
21st May 2020
Everyone: “Rob, why don’t you deposit checks from your phone?” Me, Pre-Pandemic: “Use the app on my phone? Are you crazy? The bank is right around the corner. It’s so easy to deposit checks there. If my phone were stolen, the attacker would have a leg up on getting my banking information. I feel safer at the bank.”…
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Correct Horse Battery Staple Review – Password Advice
1st May 2020
The “Correct Horse Battery Staple” piece at xkcd is still so popular! I guess if you want something to live on then make a comic about it… In the comic, you have an example of the type of password that we’ve been taught to create by IT systems over the past couple of decades (Tr0ub4dor&3)….
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Fast and Easy Video Conferencing Comes With a Price
10th April 2020
Back when I was a kid, my grandfather would never talk about money on the phone. Even face-to-face, if he had to say the word out loud, he would whisper it, as if speaking normally would somehow invite a visit from nefarious forces. I can’t really blame him. He was a first generation American whose Jewish parents had…
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G Suite Access Control Audit Tip
29th March 2020
Here’s a G Suite tip that will save you lots of time figuring out who your administrators are. From the admin console go to Reports > Users > Account Activity. Admin Status will tell you who is a “Super Admin,” “Admin” or “None.” Hey Google, “Can you make this easier to find?”
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Are You Treating Your Cybersecurity Like a Rental Car?
19th March 2020
My wife and I took our two kids down to Sarasota, Florida a few weeks ago, to visit my parents. There was a fair amount of rental car logistics involved (don’t ask), and when it came time to pick up the car, I brought along my dad. I signed the papers, grabbed the keys and…
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Every Company Needs a Jessica
20th February 2020
Where I live, you’re not allowed to park on the street overnight. Unless, that is, you apply for and receive an official town parking pass. So I called my town hall to learn more. Who answered the phone? Jessica. (Not her real name.) Who processes the parking applications? Jessica. Who is also responsible for block…
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Should I become a Virtual CISO? What I wish I had read 30 months ago
12th February 2020
This article is written as advice for aspiring Virtual CISOs (vCISO). This is the third part in a series. If you haven’t read the 18-month and 25-month ones, you should. They’re here: https://fractionalciso.com/18-months-in-what-ive-learned-starting-a-cybersecurity-company/ https://fractionalciso.com/25-months-in-what-ive-learned-starting-a-cybersecurity-company/ Know, like, trust, buy These magic words: “know, like, trust, buy” are the key to success in the Virtual CISO business….
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Just Okay Is Not Okay
16th January 2020
These days, I don’t watch much live TV. The exception is sports. And with football playoffs in full swing, I’ve seen a fair number of commercials along the way. One that has stood out involves a surgeon: “How’s doctor so-and-so?”, asks the patient. “Oh, he’s okay,” says the nurse. The ad goes on to say…
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