Cyber Security News and Information from Commonwealth Sentinel

When I worked at the Washington Navy Yard in DC, I noticed one day in the elevator that the inspection certificate above the floor buttons said “vertical personnel transportation conveyance.” The other people in the elevator (conveyance) must have thought I had lost my mind when I started laughing out loud. I thought about yelling, […]

Relax… A vulnerability scan or penetration tests (PenTests) don’t hurt. There’s no “prep” like with a colonoscopy. But they are just as important. Sometimes, people want to skip the vulnerability scan and add on their security controls (e.g., Endpoint Detection and Response, Network Monitoring, Firewall, Anti-Virus, etc.).Sometimes, they think they are protected since they already […]

Not Another Scam… Yep, we don’t have enough to worry about, I guess. Isn’t there enough danger out there already? We must be careful of ransomware attacks, business email compromises, malware, phishing emails, vishing (voice phishing by phone), and smishing (phishing by text message). We have to protect our passwords, use multi-factor authentication, use different […]

There are a lot of misconceptions about cyber insurance. It is not too difficult to understand when you think about it like this: Have you ever thought that as long as you have car insurance, it is okay to drive drunk? Or have you ever thought that as long as you have homeowners insurance, it’s […]