Concerned Nerds

01/19/2020

How does protecting your property relate to cybersecurity?

Physical security of technology involves measures to protect against physical threats. These are things like physical damage, theft, and unauthorized physical access.

12/09/2019

Kicking off a new blog series focusing on small business. Follow along as we discuss how to apply cybersecurity principles and practices to protect your small business.

Small businesses are particularly vulnerable to things that larger companies typically don't have to worry about.

11/22/2019

It's that time of year again when the whole industry starts making their predictions and reporting on what happened in the year past.

Follow Each year between November and January of the following year, headlines relating to cybersecurity are dominated by predictions of what’s to come. Annual threat reports by companies like Verizon, …

02/26/2019

This one cyber-threat negates pretty much all other security measures

http://concernednerds.com/the-greatest-cyber-threat-last-year-this-year-and-next-year-too/Follow What if I told you that the greatest threat related to technology isn’t a flaw in software, poor security planning, or a person’s susceptibility to manipulation? What if I …

11/13/2018

What are firewalls and what do they do?

http://concernednerds.com/how-firewalls-work/Follow A Firewall is a device or software that regulates network traffic. Many people depend on them to be the single mechanism responsible for protecting a computer or network from …

11/06/2018

Understanding the various forms of malware is an important step in successfully defending against it.

http://concernednerds.com/malware-virus-vs-worm-vs-trojan-vs-ransomware-vs-spyware/Follow The term “virus” has become a generic way of describing what is otherwise known as malware. Malware, short for malicious software, is a category of software developed for malicious …

10/29/2018

Try these 11 simple steps to a more secure home network

http://concernednerds.com/11-simple-steps-to-more-secure-home-network/Follow Working in cybersecurity is, in many ways, just like working in any other IT field. People assume that you know everything there is to know about technology and they …

10/22/2018

Just how easy is it for the information you put online to come back to bite you?

http://concernednerds.com/how-easily-your-online-information-is-compromised/Follow Today, people around the world share more information on the Internet than they likely realize. Between all individually shared social media posts, most people might be surprised to learn …

10/15/2018

Trusted companies like Google, Twitter, and Facebook put your personal data at risk.

http://concernednerds.com/trusted-companies-put-your-data-at-risk/Follow It may be tempting to think that hackers are ultimately responsible for compromises of your sensitive data. That they are hard at work figuring out how to break security …

05/14/2018

Concerned Nerds is one year old today. It's hard to believe that time has gone by so quickly, but it's exciting seeing where things are heading. In the past year, this organization has produced many informative and educational articles on security. There has also been several opportunities to work within the local community helping organizations who don't have security programs in place. Most exciting, though, are the several requests to speak at youth cyber camps and courses as well as other security-centered events. Thank you to those who follow and are helping to build awareness and recognition of this organization and its mission.

05/07/2018

Sure, governments and big companies should protect information, but is it really necessary for you to do the same?

http://concernednerds.com/is-security-necessary-if-you-have-nothing-to-hide/Follow Consider for a moment the very notion of information security. In general, is it really necessary in every aspect of our lives? Do we really need encrypted messaging on our personal phones? What about encrypted email?...

01/08/2018

What the current trends and analysis suggest 2018 has in store.

http://concernednerds.com/cybersecurity-forecast-2018/Follow The year 2017 was ripe with news of malware, social engineering attacks, and big data breaches. The most infamous of these are the claims of state-sponsored attacks involving Russia’s interference in the 2016 French and U.S. presidential...