The CEO's Take: Making Security Work

“In 2024, at least 35.5% of all data breaches originated from third-party compromises.” Join Aleksandr Yampolskiy (CEO & Co-Founder, SecurityScorecard) and Nick Schneider (President & CEO, Arctic Wolf) for this discussion on: SecurityScorecard monitors and scores over 12 million companies worldwide.

Free ESXi: Restrictions and Limitations

VMware is a market leader in virtualization solutions, and VMware ESXi is a renowned type 1 hypervisor. Increasingly, individual users and organizations are deploying ESXi servers in their environments to run virtual machines. An ESXi hypervisor is provided as part of VMware vSphere, which, in turn, comes with different licensing options for each edition. Each VMware vSphere edition has its own price, but VMware also provides a free version of ESXi.

Leveraging backup-as-a-service (BaaS) for Microsoft 365

Summary Microsoft 365 is the operational backbone for email, collaboration, and business data, but it does not provide true backup — only availability and short-term retention. Once retention windows expire, deleted or compromised data may be unrecoverable, creating significant risk for organizations. Backup-as-a-service (BaaS) for Microsoft 365 closes this protection gap by delivering independent, point-in-time backups, granular recovery, and long-term retention.

Work Life Boundaries in the 2025 Security Year in Review

The 2025 review closes with a look at boundaries, where work still sits at the centre of life for many in cybersecurity. Flipping that script, so family, health and friends hold the core and work fits around them, offers one of the strongest answers to long term stress and burnout in security.

What is the Average Cost of EHR Implementation?

Healthcare providers often experience sticker shock when they learn about EHR costs. A small medical practice could pay between $20,000 USD and $65,000 USD just to get started. Large hospitals need much deeper pockets - their investment can reach $200,000 USD to $650,000+ USD. These numbers are just the beginning of a long-term financial commitment.

How Can Prior Charges Impact A Current Criminal Case?

You are sitting in a crowded courtroom, waiting for your name to be called, and your mind keeps going back to that old arrest you thought was behind you. It was dismissed, so it should not matter now, right? Many people are shocked to learn how much their past can still shape a current criminal case. Courts have been using criminal history against defendants since 1773, when Connecticut first passed a law increasing penalties for repeat offenders. Understanding how your record works is the first step to protecting yourself.

Episode 5 - Detecting DNS Covert Channels in the Wild (Part 1)

In Episode 5 of Corelight Defenders, I, Richard Bejtlich, engage with Corelight's co-founder and chief scientist, Vern Paxson, to delve into the intricate world of DNS covert channels. We explore how adversaries exploit DNS lookups to silently communicate within tightly controlled enterprise environments. Vern explains various methods attackers may use, from encoding data in seemingly benign domain names to manipulating the timing of requests. Our discussion highlights the challenges of detecting these covert channels, especially in the presence of network monitoring.