Remain Vigilant this Shopping Season
Remain Vigilant this Shopping Season Advanced Persistent Security wants you to remain vigilant this shopping season. We are entering the busiest time for commerce. We are days away from Black …
Top 5 Cybersecurity Holiday Shopping Tips
Top 5 Cybersecurity Holiday Shopping Tips As we enter the holiday shopping season at full speed on Friday, with many places as early as Thursday, we will be spending more …
About Joe Gray
Joe Gray is a native of East Tennessee. He joined the U.S. Navy directly out of High School and served for 7 years as a Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician. Since leaving the Navy, Joe has lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, Richmond, VA, and Atlanta, GA. His primary experience is in the Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance field. He has worked as a Systems Engineer, Information Systems Auditor, Senior UNIX Administrator, Information Systems Security Officer, and Director of IT Security. Joe is in pursuit of his PhD in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are also in Information Technology (with focus in Information Assurance and Security) from Capella University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude for both degrees and completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence. He also is a part-time (Adjunct) Faculty at Georgia Gwinnett College. Joe holds the (ISC)² CISSP-ISSMP, GIAC GSNA, GCIH, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA A+ certifications. In his spare time, Joe enjoys reading news relevant to information security, blogging, bass fishing, and flying his drone in addition to tinkering with and testing scripts in R and Python.
Potential Amazon Password Leak
Potential Amazon Password Leak ZDNet broke the news that Amazon had a potential password leak. Amazon said, “it recently discovered that your [Amazon] password may have been improperly stored on …
About Scott Entsminger
Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from Advanced Persistent Security This Thanksgiving, you don’t have to be a Turkey and get stuffed, letting malware gobble all of your resources! Be thankful for Cybersecurity and …
Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats in 2015
Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats in 2015 In this week’s Top 5 review we will be discussing the Top 5 cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats in 2015. This isn’t designed to be …
About Matthew Eliason
Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas. Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy. His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012. In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures. He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.
Top 5 Cybersecurity Myths That May Surprise You
Top 5 Cybersecurity Myths That May Surprise You! Cybersecurity has some of the greatest myths of cyber-security might surprise you a bit if you know anything about cyber-security and if …
About Matthew Eliason
Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas. Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy. His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012. In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures. He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.
Microsoft State of Security Address
Microsoft State of Security Address Microsoft State of Security Address: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spoke in Washington D.C. today and discussed how the company is spending more than $1 billion …
About Scott Entsminger
Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.
Peace in Paris
Peace in Paris We posted to our social media last night, but decided to post a blog about it as well. Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by …
Happy Veterans Day
Happy Veterans Day Happy Veterans Day to all active duty, reserve, retired, and former military from Advanced Persistent Security. As a veteran-owned business, we value and appreciate the sacrifices that veterans …
Adobe Flash: Hacker’s Best Friend
Adobe Flash: Hacker’s Best Friend Adobe Flash Player is the most targeted by exploit kits. A new report by Recorded Future and posted by ARC shows that eight of the …
About Scott Entsminger
Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.
Are your neighbors snooping through your computer?
Are your neighbors snooping through your computer? Wireless networks are one of the most inherently insecure networks you can run. Because of this fact, most businesses who take their networks seriously …
About Matthew Eliason
Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas. Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy. His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012. In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures. He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.
Vodafone Breached Days After TalkTalk
Vodafone Breached Days After TalkTalk Days after TalkTalk was breached, Vodafone is now admitting that they were attacked as well in what Sky News is reporting as a separate attack. …
About Scott Entsminger
Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.
Data from the Anonymous OpKKK released
Data from the Anonymous “OpKKK” released At 3:26 pm CDT, the infamous hacking group Anonymous finally released the data on the Klu Klux Klan it had been promising for the …
About Matthew Eliason
Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas. Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy. His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012. In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures. He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.
Arrest in TalkTalk Hack
Arrest in TalkTalk Hack According to CNBC, A 15-year old boy has been arrested in relation to the hack of a U.K. phone company which was feared as one of …
About Scott Entsminger
Scott Entsminger was born and raised in Virginia. He graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice. Scott has worked for the Department of Defense since graduating college. He is an expert in Windows Administration; with specific experience in Group Policy and vulnerability remediation. He also has specific experience in Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security. Scott holds the CompTIA Security+ certification. He is always looking to diversify his skillset. Scott is an avid sports fan, particularly baseball. He also is an avid gamer and enjoys learning different skills involving his PC.
Cybersecurity Jobs Not Appealing to Younger Generation
Cybersecurity Jobs Not Appealing to Younger Generation Despite a job gap in the cybersecurity market which has been a booming market for the past several years, the younger generation 18-26, …
About Matthew Eliason
Matthew Eliason was born in Houston, Texas. Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy. His first tour was as an Information Systems Technician of a 130 client DOD network where he developed the documentation and maintenance procedures from 2007-2012. In 2012, he transferred shore duty where he serves as a system and security administrator. He graduates with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from American Military University in November of 2015. He holds the CompTIA Security+ certification and has extensive experience in DOD Information Assurance (IA) and Cyber Security compliance and procedures. He enjoys golf, hiking, watching football in his spare time.