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Cyber Insurance for War

Posted on March 2, 2024 by way0utwest

Is the United States at war in cyberspace with other countries? It’s the claim that a few insurers made when US-based Merck filed a claim after a 2017 cyberattack. The company filed a $700mm-ish claim, and the insurers rejected this … Continue reading →

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Using AI for Security

Posted on March 1, 2024 by way0utwest

AI (Artificial Intelligence) systems and technology has been all over our industry for the past year or so, ever since ChatGPT released the initial public version in late 2022. It seems that there is a lot of hype around the … Continue reading →

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Ransomware vs. AI

Posted on February 7, 2024 by way0utwest

Ransomware has been a growing and shrinking problem in the modern world. Every time I think that some new defenses and protections are preventing ransomware from being a problem, I see another issue. Recently, I saw Subway got hit with … Continue reading →

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Building CyberSecurity Skills with an Advent Challenge

Posted on December 22, 2023 by way0utwest

I’ve been working on the Advent of Cyber challenge this December. It’s more of a walkthrough of some puzzles than it is solving them yourself, but it has given me a brush up on some skills and helped me learn … Continue reading →

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