Dan Virgillito

Dan Virgillito is a blogger and content strategist with experience in cyber security, social media and tech news.

Articles from Dan Virgillito

What are one-time passwords and their pros and cons?

July 8, 2019

When you go on a vacation, you’re probably extremely vigilant with the security of your home. You lock all the windows and doors, and even activate the secur

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CyberSeek Career Pathway: Incident analyst/responder

June 10, 2019

Introduction Have you been seeking a cybersecurity career that puts you at the forefront of intrusion detection and combating cybercrime? If you answered “ye

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CyberSeek career pathway: IT auditor

June 6, 2019

For any organization to compete and survive against other businesses, it has to spend on information technology (IT), which ensures operating efficiency, dat

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Guide to COBIT 2019

May 14, 2019

The Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) has recently introduced the first update for its COBIT 5 framework. The updated version, COBIT

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Cyberwarfare security solutions for large enterprises

April 16, 2019

The impact of cyberwarfare The impact of cyberwarfare on political organizations and critical infrastructure vendors is well-documented. What is considerabl

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DDoS Attacks 101

March 19, 2019

Cybercrime is expected to cost businesses over $8 trillion over the next three years, according to the findings of a study by Juniper Research. But while lar

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What Is an Information Security Business Manager?

November 22, 2018

An Information Security Business Manager is expected to function as a security leader within their designated role and partner with higher-ups to address sec

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Common Continuous Monitoring (CM) Challenges

November 22, 2018

Continuous monitoring (CM) is a crucial step for organizations to detect and mitigate the security events that may result in breaches. It offers detailed, up

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Breaking Down Drive-By Phishing Attacks

October 29, 2018

For the past decade, drive-by download attacks have been the bane of organizations’ IT department. These occur when adversaries place malicious Trojans insid

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An Employer’s Guide to Employee Privacy and BYOD

August 24, 2018

Introduction For years, employers have turned to Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) policies with the hope of boosting productivity. BYOD is a concept that allows

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How to add a phishing notification button to outlook

August 10, 2018

"Phishing" is a form of Internet scam that has become much more common in the past few years. A phishing attempt will usually come in the form of an email th

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5 reasons why you should report — Not reply to — Suspicious emails

May 10, 2018

Phishing emails are much harder to identify than most people realize. While you may laugh off the obvious ones, like your great grandmother's long-lost broth

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