Prophets of IT – “SUPERPOWER – Becoming a Life Long Learner”
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Prophets of IT – “SUPERPOWER – Becoming a Life Long Learner”

As an executive or business owner, you know that the success of your organization often depends on its people. It’s crucial that your employees have the skills and knowledge necessary to stay ahead of the curve and better position your company in today’s competitive market. This means creating long-term learners out of everyone who works…

Cyber Chomps Episode #5 – Albert E. Whale, Maggie Dillon, and Alan Elliott, #Hacked2
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Cyber Chomps Episode #5 – Albert E. Whale, Maggie Dillon, and Alan Elliott, #Hacked2

Cyber Chomps Episode #5 Albert E. Whale, Maggie Dillon, and Alan Elliott, #Hacked2 Thank you and shout out to Joshua Bruyning for having us on the 5th episode of his podcast Cyber Chomps! Check out the latest from our #Hacked team, including Albert E. Whale, CEH CHS CISA CISSP BSEE CMMC-RP and Alan Elliott! Protecting your Data (both business and personal)…

Interview with Security Researcher (one of the Co-Authors) #HACKED2
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Interview with Security Researcher (one of the Co-Authors) #HACKED2

I was honored to be interviewed by the Security Researcher.  He has a definite way with words, and we had a great conversation.  Here’s some extra information from his channel. Security Researcher: I have been working on some things for you. Real things that will help you better protect yourself from modern day cyber threats….

The Cyber Field Podcast
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The Cyber Field Podcast

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I was honored to be a guest speaker on The Cyber Field podcast with Tom Albert. We discussed the importance of developing a cybersecurity strategy and how to keep your business safe from cyber attacks. I shared my tips for protecting your company’s data, and we also talked about the unseen attacks. It was…

Ransomware is costing Millions of dollars per day.
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Ransomware is costing Millions of dollars per day.

Ransomware is costing Millions of dollars per day. Written by  Albert E. Whale, CEH CHS CISA CISSP BSEEMay 9, 2021 Ransomware is costing Millions of dollars per day. Maybe you think that I’m exaggerating, I’m not. The cost in the Healthcare industry alone in 2020 was over $21 Billion, that’s only in Healthcare.  What happens to…

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Its time for a Paradigm Shift for cybersecurity

ITS Safe™ Security Appliance Seeing the Unseen A shift in the security paradigm needs to address the Unseen attacks in the environment. Detecting the Unseen activities in the environment explains why there are so many attacks being reported on a daily basis.  The unseen attacks depend on the ability of the attackers to hide in…

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Can you TRUST your vendors?

The FireEye and Solarwinds breach.   I was drinking my coffee this morning and I read that FireEye was Breached.  What?  I read that a second time.  This time I also found out that their testing tools were also stolen.  This is bad, I thought, because FireEye is used in many industries, but to suffer…

Iron City Risk Avengers –  Week of March 11th to 15th
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Iron City Risk Avengers – Week of March 11th to 15th

In the News this week, RDA Conference & my conference at Duquesne emphasize comprehensive security for small businesses, PA is #2 for the worst in Cyber security, Georgia County pays $400K for Ransomware, New POS Malware, Citrix is hacked. Lastly, if you are not testing your security, guess who is. Wow! What a busy week….

Help, I’ve been Hacked, with Albert Whale and Jim Loeffler – Episode 9
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Help, I’ve been Hacked, with Albert Whale and Jim Loeffler – Episode 9

This is could also be called, the 5 stages of grief for consumers and business owners. If you are using a Credit or a Debit card, chances are that you have or know someone that has experienced someone else using their Credit/Debt card. This is an extremely horrible feeling, and border on the feelings of…