CybersecKyle
CybersecKyle
Kyle
I love everything tech. You can check out more about me on my website. I blog about cybersecurity, technology trends, and best practices in IT. I even share the occasional tech review every now and then.
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Can you believe another year is almost over? It’s been a whirlwind of learning, growth, and new beginnings. As I look back on 2025, I am filled with gratitude for the incredible journey that has brought me here. With all these services...
This is Part 3 of the Everyday Defense track in my CybersecKyle Security How-To Series. The goal here is simple: make your browser boring to attackers without making your browsing miserable. Browsers are the front door to most modern...
I am trying out a new format for these posts. Let me know what you think! Yesterday was a busy day, I got a call before I was even to work. The day didn’t stop after that. I wasn’t able to write this post yesterday so here is to posting...
Last week was a mixed bag, leaning heavier on the rough stuff than the wins. But that’s how it goes sometimes. You take the hits, appreciate the bright spots where you can, and keep moving forward. So I’m going to knock out the bad...
Switching from Chrome, Edge, or even Firefox to Vivaldi usually starts with one question: “What do I do about my ad blocker and all my carefully tuned filter lists?” As someone who lives in Vivaldi for both personal browsing and security...
Sometimes the servers are running hot, the tickets are piling up, and you just want your site to chill out a little. So I did the obvious thing and added snow. Zach Leatherman’s snow-fall web component is a tiny script that lets you drop...
Most days, GRC feels less like “governance, risk, and compliance” and more like alphabet soup with lawyers attached. HIPAA for one client, PCI DSS for another, NIST CSF for your program, FTC Safeguards for the finance folks, NIS2 for the...
Last week was a blend of the usual work hustle, which was the normal working the latest alert tickets, and the personal side of life that kept me grounded at times. Here’s a quick rundown of what went down last week. The 💻 Work Grind...
It has been awhile since I did a “now” post. Ever since moving my website and getting that all sorted out, I have been meaning to get my /Now section put back together. Of course life, work, and school have kept me busy so it has taken a...
In the digital landscape, understanding cyberattacks isn’t just for IT professionals anymore—it’s essential knowledge for anyone using the internet. Every day, millions of people and organizations face sophisticated threats, but many...
The signs are everywhere if you know where to look. A senior SOC analyst submits their resignation via email on a Friday afternoon. A CISO confides to their peer over coffee that they’d take a pay cut just to have weekends back. A threat...
Over the last few days we learned that millions of people have been happily browsing the web with what amounts to a remote-controlled spyware agent sitting inside their browser. Not a zero-day in some obscure driver, not a sketchy EXE...
Could you be running a tiny slice of someone else’s botnet without realizing it? If you own a Superbox (or any “lifetime free TV” Android streaming box), the honest answer is: maybe. Recent research into Superbox and similar devices,...
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US, it was a short week which was very welcomed. Here’s a quick rundown of what went down last week. 💻 Good ’ol Work Nothing much happened at work last week. It was a pretty quiet week overall,...
When a White House press release starts talking about a “Manhattan Project–scale” effort for AI, anybody in security should feel a little twinge behind the eyeballs. The new executive order launching the Genesis Mission is being sold as...