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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I’m back with Part 5 of the Everyday Defense track in my CybersecKyle Security How-To Series. Here’s what we’re going to cover: the pressure patterns scammers lean on, the exact one-minute routine to follow, and the safest ways to verify...
These past few weeks have been pretty rough for me, as you might have seen. I recently just haven’t felt like myself. Haven’t felt like getting on the internet much at all. As a result of that, I haven’t been writing much articles/posts...
Sorry for another late post. It has been a busy week again plus I have just been taking a break from the internet. As a result, I haven’t been writing as much. The vibe A “touch grass” week in the best way. Less internet, more real life:...
I have been seeing a noticeable increase in unwanted applications showing up on client endpoints lately. Not full-on ransomware. Not always an obvious infection. Just the annoying middle layer: adware, PUPs, and browser junk that eats...
Yesterday was a busy Monday so yet again, I am writing these notes on Tuesday. But hey, better late than never, right? Let’s dive into the weekly notes for week 7 of 2026! The vibe Practical, steady, and a little cozy: health check...
(Image generated using ChatGPT) I have spent years doing the boring, unsexy work of keeping systems safe: least privilege, logging, MFA, segmentation, the whole “trust nothing” routine that MSP and security folks live in. So when Ring...
Let me preface this by saying… Let’s GO SUPER BOWL CHAMPS! 🏆🏈 My Seahawks did it! We got the revenge we’ve been waiting for. Okay now for the weekly notes. LOL The vibe A mostly steady, practical week with a lot going right, right up...
(Image generated with ChatGPT) At 1:15 a.m. on 2/8, my phone lit up like it was auditioning for a disaster movie. Our SOC was calling in full panic mode: “Something is clearing activity on endpoints. We’re seeing logs getting wiped.” My...
A SIEM is supposed to help you see an attack while it’s still unfolding, not three weeks later during a postmortem. In practice, a lot of SIEMs end up as expensive log warehouses that nobody wants to touch unless something is already on...
A buddy in infosec recently asked a question that hits the painful truth about containers: they feel disposable right up until you need evidence. “What logs need to be collected and what’s the best way to snapshot for further digging?”...
I really need to start keeping some sort of daily log so I can remember what the heck I did throughout the week. My memory is terrible. The vibe A steady, practical week of tuning the knobs: comfort, focus, and craft, one small...
Some nights I open my blog folder the way you open the fridge. Not because I’m starving, but because I need to see what’s in there. A half-finished draft. A headline that felt clever yesterday. A note to myself that just says “add...
Cybersecurity Weekly Roundup — the week’s biggest security news, distilled into signal and next steps. (Image generated with ChatGPT) 🧭 Overview The last seven days came in hot. Fortinet pushed fixes for an actively exploited FortiCloud...
The exact roadblock: High Sierra Recovery failing with “The recovery server could not be contacted,” even though the Mac was online. A client called me with that special kind of panic you can hear through the phone. They had tried to...
I am back with Part 4 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. Your lock screen is your first line of...