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Recent Posts
- The AI Identity Gap Nobody in My CISO Groups Is Solving Yet
Machine identities now outnumber human identities in the enterprise 109 to 1. That was one in a long list of surprising things I recently learned. Here we look at machine IDs, the secret zero conundrum, SPIFFE, and more. - FortiBleed: What Security Teams Need to Know (and Why This Story Is Bigger Than Fortinet)
Most stories miss the most critical part of FortiBleed – the firewall wasn’t the destination and it wasn’t a breach. Attackers are targeting inside the network, capturing creds, exfiltrating data; hitting AD/LDAP, HTTP, FTP, SNMP, Telnet, SNMP, Kerberos, NTLM and more. Your whole infrastructure may be at risk. - Chrome is Silently Installing 4GB AI Model on Your Device without Consent. Here’s how to find it and remove it.
Sometime we cover things on the Packet Protector Podcast News Roundup episodes that need immediate attention. This is one. Chrome has been sneaking a local AI model on systems, possibly since 2024. How to Disable and Remove It Quick option.. See If It’s Installed Now On Mac On Windows Enterprise Centralized Removal Options More info… Read more: Chrome is Silently Installing 4GB AI Model on Your Device without Consent. Here’s how to find it and remove it. - The First Wi-Fi Training and Certification Mini-Event
Next month, Peter Mackenzie and I are co-hosting the first Wireless Tech Summit, a Wi-Fi training and certification mini-event. The best part? It will be in-person here in North Carolina! Okay, maybe that’s not actually the best part. The best part is probably the concept overall. We wanted to give people access to training and… Read more: The First Wi-Fi Training and Certification Mini-Event - Democratized Security and the Role of Network Admins
I don’t believe there’s a heavy dividing line between networking and security. In fact, I think IT operations is, in fact, a critical part of cybersecurity, which means that every IT professional is also a security professional. Or, they should be. But, organizations often work in silos — sometimes loose constructs on an org chart,… Read more: Democratized Security and the Role of Network Admins