Lou Covey, Author at Cyber Protection Magazine

The Looming Identity Crisis

Lou Covey May 3, 2023

Rohit Ghai, CEO of RSA Security

Getting a handle on generative AI, before it gets a handle on us

Lou Covey April 25, 2023

No model if you stop at one and two is of any value unless it can sort out whether the information sources that it’s actually using are reliable, reputable, and informative to the question.

a computer screen with the word tiktok on it

TikTok is like a Dickens novel. It’s the best of apps. It’s the worst of apps. There seems to be no in-between. Over the next few weeks and maybe months, we are going to dig into the controversy and find the truth that’s somewhere in the middle. We are going to find out just what’s up with TikTok.

Sextortion is criminal, but may not be a crime

Lou Covey March 30, 2023

“Sextortion” is a popular theme in media and the news, but it may or may not be a big deal. It might not even be a crime depending on where you live. No one can really come up with a consensus about what it is and how widespread it is. It’s even difficult to pin down what constitutes the typical perpetrator of this crime.

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Generative AI tools are a blessing and a curse, but cybersecurity may lead to reason

Lou Covey March 21, 2023

Generative AI is generating press describing it as a blessing or a curse, perhaps both. Cooler heads, however, are finding balance and benefit, especially in the cybersecurity field.

Bank collapse drives Phishing attacks

Lou Covey March 14, 2023

“We are seeing some phishing attempts offering loans, or pretending to be founders to financial teams,” said Grant Warnick, CEO of cybersecurity company Fletch. “We are expecting more fraud attempts this week as bad actors pretend to be companies impacted by this incident.”

Robocalls and vishing attacks are flooding the internet

Vishing on the rise as tax season arrives

Lou Covey March 3, 2023

Vishing, short for “voice phishing,” is on the rise again.…

Interview with Rockwell and Honeywell CISOs on SOCs as a service

Lou Covey February 15, 2023

Cyber Protection Magazine sat down, separately, with Mirel Sehic, CISO for Honeywell, and Nicole Darden Ford, CISO for Rockwell to discuss “security operations center as a service”.

SOCs as a service have become big business

Lou Covey February 15, 2023

In the past decade, security operations centers (SOCs) have become big business, but they are nothing new. The industry is struggling with how to present itself to the market.