Tony Bradley
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I have a passion for technology and gadgets--with a focus on Microsoft and security--and a desire to help others understand how technology can affect or improve their lives. I also love spending time with my wife, 7 kids, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 3 rabbits, 2 ferrets, pot-bellied pig and sulcata tortoise, and I like to think I enjoy reading and golf even though I never find time for either. You can contact me directly at tony@techspective.net. For more from me, you can follow me on Twitter and Facebook.

Patch or Mitigate Dangerous Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability ASAP

| | Crypto32.dll, CryptoAPI, encryption, Malware, Man In The Middle, Security Awareness, Windows, Windows 10, windows 7, Windows 8
Qualys is a sponsor of TechSpective Microsoft kicked off the new decade with a bang. Last Tuesday was the first Microsoft Patch Tuesday of 2020, and one of the patches pushed out by Microsoft addresses a dangerous flaw in Crypt32.dll that could allow attackers to spoof signatures on encrypted communications ... Read More
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Menlo Security Transcends the Almost Secure Cybersecurity Paradigm

| | Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, SaaS, Security Awareness
Companies of all sizes, across all industries, and from every region of the world all seem to follow the same basic cybersecurity strategy. That would make sense if it worked, but businesses continue to cling to an outdated model of cybersecurity despite overwhelming evidence that it’s not very effective. There ... Read More
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Improving and Automating Threat Intelligence for Better Cybersecurity

Improving and Automating Threat Intelligence for Better Cybersecurity

| | Automation, collaboration, Continuous Security, Threat Intelligence
Devo is a sponsor of TechSpective Cybersecurity is challenging. It is a daunting exercise to protect a complex hybrid cloud infrastructure from a rapidly evolving and expanding threat landscape. Organizations invest significant time, money and resources to deploy and manage a suite of firewalls, endpoint security, intrusion detection, and other ... Read More
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Threat Hunting with Qualys: Going Beyond Your EDR Solutions

Protecting the ‘Crown Jewels’ with Threat Hunting

| | risk management, Security Awareness, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Management
Qualys is a sponsor of TechSpective Cyber attacks target vulnerabilities. That is a simple, common sense reality that shouldn’t need to be pointed out. However, organizations often struggle to patch efficiently and do a poor job of understanding emerging threats. The threat landscape has shifted and accelerated, and organizations need ... Read More
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Qualys Introduces VMDR: Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response

| | asset management, Cloud Security, Qualys, VMDR, Vulnerability Management
Qualys is a sponsor of TechSpective Qualys customers and executives are gathered in Las Vegas this week for the annual Qualys Security Conference. The event officially kicks off with an opening keynote on Wednesday morning, but Qualys wanted to get the party started a little early with the announcement of ... Read More
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Fortress Information Security Strives to Help Protect Critical Infrastructure

| | Critical Infrastructure, Cyber Espionage, power grid, Security Awareness
The agencies and businesses that make up the backbone of our critical infrastructure have a larger bullseye on their backs than an average company. When it comes to the electric utility providers that manage the power grid, the exposure to risk is exacerbated by the fact that much of the ... Read More
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Time Is Money—Poor PAM Can Cost You Both

| | PAM, Privileged access management
Most cyberattacks use valid credentials one way or another. Whether it’s an actual insider attack from a disgruntled employee or an external attack using hacked or stolen credentials, at the point of access to sensitive systems or data, the attack appears to be legitimate activity at face value. That is ... Read More
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Qualys Brings Global IT Asset Discovery and Inventory App to Federal Government

Qualys Brings Global IT Asset Discovery and Inventory App to Federal Government

| | asset inventory, asset management, Cloud Security, FedRAMP, risk management
Qualys is a sponsor of TechSpective There has been an increased focus this year on asset inventory and the idea that you can’t have effective cybersecurity if you don’t even have an accurate picture of the devices and applications in your environment. That’s true for organizations of any size and ... Read More
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Context Is King When It Comes to Effective Data Protection

Context Is King When It Comes to Effective Data Protection

| | Authentication, Data Loss Protection, data protection, machine learning, natural language understanding, NLU
Armorblox is a sponsor of TechSpective Data protection is simultaneously one of the most crucial and one of the most challenging goals of cybersecurity. When push comes to shove, all of cybersecurity essentially boils down to protecting data in some way. Judging by the frequency of massive data breaches, and ... Read More
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Survey Finds Many SOCs are Set Up to Fail

Survey Finds Many SOCs are Set Up to Fail

| | Alert Fatigue, risk management, security, Security Awareness, SOC, Threat Intelligence
Devo is a sponsor of TechSpective At face value, the idea of a security operations center (SOC) makes tremendous sense. What organization wouldn’t want a team of dedicated cybersecurity professionals monitoring the network around the clock to proactively identify issues and quickly respond to security incidents in real time? Unfortunately, ... Read More
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