Lou Covey, Author at Cyber Protection Magazine

Critics of election security are the real problem

Lou Covey September 26, 2022September 23, 2022api, black hat, certification, expert, focus, network, OT, review

Election security has been a significant news story for half a decade, much of it focused on the technology of voting. The focus should be

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Cybersecurity seems to be bucking the trend against layoffs

Lou Covey September 21, 2022September 16, 2022api, attacks, CISO, cloud, Cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, development, Malware, marketing, Opinion, OT, security awareness

A few weeks ago a SeekingAlpha post predicted, “Here come the layoffs”. Cybersecurity seems to be bucking the trend, however, thanks to a combination of

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Defanging the Horror of Quantum Computing

Lou Covey September 15, 2022September 15, 2022encryption, OT, quantum, Quantum computing

Quantum computing is often in the news, mostly about how it’s going to destroy the world as nation-states bust the hardest encryptions around so they

Virtru adds security to period tracking apps

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Period Tracking Apps Imperil Women

Lou Covey August 26, 2022August 24, 2022abortion, data privacy, OT, privacy, review

The recent US Supreme Court decision on abortion didn’t just set back women’s rights by half a century. It also restored the rhythm method of

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Security and the right to repair collide at DefCon

Lou Covey August 19, 2022August 19, 2022apt, attacks, CISO, cybersecurity, development, hacking, Malware, OT, ransom, Ransomware

Hacker showed how to hack John Deer automated equipment

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How to protect personal data with technology

Lou Covey July 22, 2022July 21, 2022Artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud, cybersecurity, development, encryption, focus, GDPR, identity, Interview, Malware, marketing, network, OT, privacy, private network, quantum, Quantum computing, risk, Virtual private network

Personal identity information (PII) is more vulnerable than ever, so securing it becomes more important. CPM gives an overview of current and future solutions.

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Fighting back against lateral attacks

Lou Covey July 13, 2022July 13, 2022attacks, cybersecurity, Malware, network, OT, ransom, Ransomware

Lateral attacks are a problem for the gaming industry, especially online games. Hackers use it not only to steal identities but to infiltrate corporate and

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There is no there in the Metaverse

Lou Covey June 29, 2022June 23, 2022Facebook, identity, OT

The Metaverse is the decentralized web so you keep control of your data…. except for the corporations looking to make sure they control it before

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Affordable training in abundance

Lou Covey June 23, 2022June 23, 2022apt, certification, cybersecurity, development, expert, focus, marketing, OT, Penetration test, privacy, risk, video

The lack of security professionals isn’t because of a lack of affordable training

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Is your freelancer a nation-state hacker?

Lou Covey June 14, 2022June 14, 2022Artificial intelligence, CISO, cloud, Cryptocurrency, development, Interview, Malware, network, North Korea, nuclear, OT, phishing, ransom, Ransomware, remote work, review, security awareness

The Biden administration warned in May that the freelancer you hired to code may be a North Korean spy. These cyber spies are posing as remote, contract IT workers and infiltrating malware into all forms of networks

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