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SECURITY • 16 MIN READ

Alyssa Pugh

Comprehensive Guide for Choosing Penetration Tests

"You need a pen test. This is a vulnerability assessment. Have you considered Red Team testing?" You might have been told this by a regulato...

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SECURITY • 8 MIN READ

Alyssa Pugh

The Challenges of Multifactor Authentication

Multifactor authentication (MFA) is considered a staple in the world of security. For many, the use of MFA may seem straightforward, but as ...

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SECURITY • 3 MIN READ

Alyssa Pugh

Volt Typhoon: Cybersecurity Risks and Strategies for Financial Institutions

Volt Typhoon is a nation-state cyber espionage group. Their objective is to compromise the United States' critical infrastructure. In this a...

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SECURITY • 4 MIN READ

Alyssa Pugh

A Practical Tip for Securing Your Password Vault

Password vaults offer a lot of benefits by allowing you to set long, complex passwords, and only requiring you to remember a single master p...

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SECURITY • 5 MIN READ

Alyssa Pugh

NCUA ISE Security Testing Requirements for Credit Unions

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Information Security Examination (ISE) procedures include specific security testing requirem...

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SECURITY • 1 MIN READ

Alyssa Pugh

Show Lines Before Search Term in Cisco Configuration

Here is a way to easily display several lines before what you are searching for in a Cisco router configuration. Use “show run line | includ...

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SECURITY • 1 MIN READ

Alyssa Pugh

How to Boot a Cisco Router Off a USB Flash Drive

It is possible to boot a Cisco router off of a USB flash drive. This can come in real handy if you are on-site and the compact flash of the ...

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SECURITY • 3 MIN READ

Alyssa Pugh

Cisco Port Security and Sticky MAC Addresses

I recently started reevaluating how we do port security as a result of a recent customer's information security audit. We normally turn on p...

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SECURITY • 2 MIN READ

Alyssa Pugh

Installing certificates on a FortiGate managed by FortiManager

When a FortiGate is managed via FortiManager, administering the FortiGate outside of FortiManager can cause the configuration to become out ...

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