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What is ISO27001 Certification?
Originally published 2023-07-19 on thisisgrc.com. The company I have been working for the past 4.5 years recently obtained the ISO27001 certification. It's a pretty cool milestone and I'm glad I got to take a part in that process. Getti...
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How do ChatGPT and other LLMs get hacked?
Originally published 2023-07-12 on thisisgrc.com. "AI is going to take over the world!" How many times have you read that online in the past week? How about the opposite? How can someone take over AI? That seems to me like a scarier pro...
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Selling InfoSec Differently
Originally published 2023-07-05 on thisisgrc.com. This week, ppfosec turns 1 year old! I am so grateful that you are giving me some of your time every week. The best experiences for me were the DMs you sent me every Wednesday telling me...
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Who is behind ransomware attacks?
Originally published 2023-06-21 on thisisgrc.com. When I was a teen, MP3s were the revolution. I was raised in a small country town. Our music store large as a closet sold non-Celine Dion CDs for $25 (if you want to get depressed, Googl...
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Know What You're Up Against: Insights from the 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report
Originally published 2023-06-14 on thisisgrc.com. There's nothing like a story. I was drawn to information security thanks to a TV show, after all - a story. I chose to specialize in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) over hacking b...
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How do Supply-Chain Attacks Work? Examples from Software Development
Originally published 2023-06-07 on thisisgrc.com. In December 2021, researchers from the Ali Baba group discovered a "once in a generation" vulnerability: log4shell. It was a perfect 10: a simple line anybody could inject, unauthenticat...
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Can IoT Devices Be Hacked?
Originally published 2023-05-31 on thisisgrc.com. Have you recently shopped for a refrigerator? If so, you've probably noticed two weird trends. One: why do they need transparent doors when you can open them? And two: what's with puttin...
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Mental Health in Cybersecurity: the Hidden Threat
Originally published 2023-05-24 on thisisgrc.com. How stressful is your job? Each occupation comes with its own set of challenges, and information security is no exception. As part of mental health awareness month, this week I explore s...
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What is a cookie?
Originally published 2023-05-17 on thisisgrc.com. Just this year, my children's school banned Pokémon cards and mangas. It’s funny. When I was a kid, my school banned mangas, too. And pogs! How things always do come full circle.Now the ...
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What is online search and how does it work?
Originally published 2023-04-26 on thisisgrc.com. Have you ever wished one page about you went away from Google? I did. Back in 2012, I blogged about local politics in a national newspaper and responded to people in the comments section...
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