Top Fractional CISO blogs of 2018

Author: Ed Dante

It’s that time of year… the top lists of 2018. Here at Fractional CISO we are not immune to the phenomenon. So, we’ll shamelessly follow suit with our top blogs of 2018.

#6 Actual breaking news… Typeform Data Breach: 100,000 Records and Counting

We are usually a commentary site. But sometimes we get a scoop. Coming in at number six is one of those occasions. In July, while “news” sites were reporting that the Typeform data breach was “thousands,” we did some homework. We found every Typeform breach report that we could and aggregated the data. (Thank you GDPR.) What we discovered was that over 100,000 records had been compromised. Nothing like good old fashioned reporting.

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#5 Most self-serving… Virtual CISO

When we are not in the news breaking business, we sometimes explain what we do. These articles are often not the most read but they sometimes have a few gems in them. For instance, producing a Virtual CISO cartoon for your enjoyment.

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#4 Most broadly useful… Does your organization need a Password Manager?

So many folks ask us, “How do you manage all of your passwords” and “Is a Password Manager safe?” We wrote an article to address the topics and hopefully convince people to use password managers.

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#3 Most educational… Cybersecurity Risk Assessment – A Better Way

Understanding what a cybersecurity risk assessment is and what it can do unlocks a world of possibilities. Of course, there are good risk assessments and bad ones. We help you sort it all out.

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#2 Most on topic… Four steps to securing your IoT Identity from ex-employees

When you see one of those cybersecurity stories about how an ex-employee “hacked” a company with terrible consequences, do you think that could never be us? Or do you think, I’m glad we don’t have anyone like that around! This is a topic that should be top of mind for most organizations.

Read Cybersecurity Risk Assessment – Four steps to securing your IoT Identity from ex-employees →

#1 Most buzzworthy… 18 months in: What I’ve learned starting a cybersecurity company

This has been the best reception we’ve received for any blog post. I have had so many people talk to me about it. I appreciate all of the likes, comments and shares as well. I guess folks are interested in seeing what is going on behind the scenes of starting a company. Here’s the lead in.

After twentyish years working for someone else, I quit my corporate job and started a cybersecurity consulting company. While it seemed risky at the time, now I can’t imagine doing anything else. When I first quit, I got questions like, “You have clients lined up, right?” and “What are you really doing?” The answers, “no” … Continue reading 18 months in: What I’ve learned starting a cybersecurity company →

That rounds out our best of Fractional CISO blog for 2018. Stay tuned for more great content in 2019.