On January 5th, 2026, the NYS Intelligence Center sent a note stating that they were observing threat actors successfully using EDR evasion tools to hide their activities and extend their undetected access to networks in NYS. Once again, not marketing bullets, but technical facts.

The September NYS Intelligence Center Cyber Analysis Unit spotlight summary had some disturbing ransomware news that validated some things I have been saying for quite some time: “Automation is the most adopted and effective factor: 80% of the RaaS groups analyzed have some automation and AI in their platforms.

“Living Through a Security Event” is a practical, experience‑driven presentation that walks organizations—especially K‑12 districts—through the realities of preparing for, responding to, and defending against cybersecurity incidents. It emphasizes legal considerations, communication strategy, cyber‑insurance obligations, and modern attack behaviors.

“School’s out for summer.” -Alice Cooper, 1972 School’s out for the summer. By the time you read this, I hope my son graduated and is on his way to the US Navy. Extreme “senioritis” set in starting in January, so it has been a challenge to get him to the finish line.

“I wanna be a lifeguard. I want to guard your life…” -Blotto 1979 Three of my kids are certified lifeguards. Two have the elite Ellis Lifeguard certification that places like Disney and Great Wolf Lodge require, and the third has the standard Red Cross Lifeguard certification.

Microsoft has tried hard to increase awareness of “pass the hash” attacks. They have been patching, but the threats keep coming. Back in April Microsoft released something quite awesome – their next-generation Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS). Quite simply LAPS allows you to automatically rotate the password for a designated “local administrator” account on endpoints.

I am not a basketball person, but it is said that the late Kobe Bryant had one of the best work ethics in all of sports spending endless time practicing the fundamentals of the game that he learned in his youth. As we start this new year, we need to get back to some basic […]

Interesting technology to improve endpoint security. https://m.gizmag.com/article/20154/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=2d424517d9-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email