LET US BE YOUR SUNDAY: LEANING ON THE OFFENSE TO BUILD A RESILIENT CYBER DEFENSE
Taking a purely defensive perspective—one that abstains from getting the attacker's viewpoint—means your defenses will have holes in it.
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CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS
Justin Jackson
- Apr 7
A TRICKY GAP IN YOUR MFA STRATEGY
Traditionally, neither Microsoft nor Google disables the use of legacy protocols by default. The reason is legacy protocols are used by...
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Justin Jackson
- Mar 13
A CYBERSECURITY MANTRA: PREPARE FOR THE WORST, HOPE FOR THE BEST
The growing number of high-profile attacks combined with the countless ones no one has heard of is why we abide by the assumed breach model.
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Justin Jackson
- Feb 16
ELITE CYBER OPERATORS WHERE YOU NEED THEM THE MOST
Pathfynder is a veteran-owned small business with offices in Montana, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C.
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Justin Jackson
- Feb 13
THE ONE CYBERSECURITY QUESTION WE FEAR THE MOST
How do we suggest measuring your cybersecurity assessment performances? The best answer is some function of the adversarial level of effort.
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Justin Jackson
- Jun 27, 2022
THE MOST LIKELY WAY HACKERS WILL RUIN YOUR DAY
Here is an analysis of the most common ways an attacker will target your business using our experience at Pathfynder as a proxy.
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Justin Jackson
- Mar 31, 2022
WHY IS CYBERSECURITY SO HARD?
The Battle of Bastion sheds light on the difficulty of being on the defense. Cybersecurity by its nature is defensive which puts...
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Kelly Sharadin
- Sep 17, 2021
FIVE OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS FOR SOC ANALYSTS
Cybersecurity is an ever-evolving industry. But while the tools themselves will continue to change, the underlying investigative...
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Justin Jackson
- Jul 26, 2021
YES, HACKERS CAN STILL READ YOUR SIGNAL MESSAGES
While Signal is an outstanding encrypted communications tool, activating disappearing messages is necessary to prevent adversaries from...
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Kelly Sharadin
- Jun 24, 2021
BEEFING UP WEAK PASSWORDS: HOW TO USE A PASSWORD MANAGER
Poor password management is responsible for the majority of cyber breaches and is still a very preventable vulnerability. Here is a guide...
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Justin Jackson
- May 18, 2021
TOP THREE MOST COMMON SECURITY MISCONFIGURATIONS IN YOUR M365/GOOGLE WORKSPACE ENVIRONMENT
Microsoft 0365 & Google Workspace audits are a great example of "low-hanging fruit" initiatives that produce enormous benefits to your org.
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Justin Jackson
- Dec 17, 2020
GOING PURPLE: BUILD A BETTER DEFENSE THROUGH CONSTRUCTIVE COLLABORATION
Purple Team engagements - with their focus on collaboration & shared outcomes - are great options to build skills of blue team defenders.
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Justin Jackson
- Sep 18, 2020
​THE DAY I GOT PHISHED: AN EMBARRASSINGLY TRUE CONFESSION FROM SOMEONE THAT KNOWS BETTER
A true confession from a well-trained executive on being duped by a highly targeted phishing campaign.
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Justin Jackson
- Sep 15, 2020
MATURING A FORTUNE 50 INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM
Pathfynder’s insider threat solution distills highly manual processes into automated playbooks designed, tested, & implemented by experts.
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Justin Jackson
- Sep 9, 2020
THREE HARD TRUTHS FOR THE WORK-FROM-HOME CYBERSECURITY EXPERIENCE
While the work from home advantage is clear for some businesses, leaders need to understand how this new reality impacts security postures.
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