Security

You Are Here – Making Sense of Modern InfoSec

10/12/18 Now that we all carry supercomputers complete with real-time GPS mapping in our pockets, a reference to physical maps may feel a bit antiquated. You know the ones I’m talk…

THWACKcamp 2018 – There’s an API for That: Introduction to the SolarWinds Orion SDK

09/24/18 We’re sure getting excited for THWACKcamp™ 2018, and I’m particularly excited for you to join me at one of my sessions, There’s an API for That: Introduction to the SolarW…

IT Pro Day 2018

09/18/18 Today I was asked, “As a technology professional, what would you change if you had the time, resources, and ability to use your tech prowess to do absolutely anything?” Gr…

Cheers to the IT Pro!

09/18/18 Today is the 4th annual IT Pro Day, a day created by SolarWinds to recognize the IT pros that keep businesses up and running each and every day, all year long. As an IT pr…

Happy IT Pro Day!

09/18/18 As we all know, lists and their thinly-veiled derivatives, listicles, drive social media. Post the “top 5 kinds of belly button lint” and you’ll probably get at least a fe…

Happy IT Pro Day 2018

09/18/18 Perhaps the best part of being an IT pro—of being a technology professional in general—is that you don’t really have a choice. It’s an irrepressible self-nomination to a t…

Security Monitoring – It’s All About the Data

09/11/18 In this series, we’ve covered some key areas that can help prepare for potential attacks. Preparation is essential. Security policies are essential. Understanding your net…

Data Protection: Culture, Tools, People, and Roles

09/06/18 In my previous posts about Building a Culture of Data Protection (Overview, Development, Features, Expectations), I covered the background of building a culture. In this p…

Cross-Referencing Alarms: Network Security Monitoring and Network Outage Notifications

08/30/18 As anyone that has run a network of any size has surely experienced, with one alert, there is typically (but not always) a deeper issue that may or may not generate furthe…

Protection Methods – The Art of Data Analytics

08/28/18 The previous blog reviewed some guidelines that laid the foundation for security through understanding your environment and planning how elements within that environment a…

Beating Imposter Syndrome

08/22/18 “Hello! My Name is Phoummala and I have re-occurring imposter syndrome. I struggle with this frequently and it’s a battle that I know I am not alone in.” What is Imposter …

Policy and Controls – A Foundation for Threat Protection

08/14/18 In the previous blog in this series, we reviewed several types of attacks and threats, and some ways they are perpetrated. In this blog, we will become familiar with sever…