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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Image by 200 Degrees from Pixabay (Cropped) Direct navigation, the “I’ll just type the site name real quick” habit, has quietly become one of the web’s dumbest footguns. Brian Krebs put a spotlight on it in Most Parked Domains Now...
Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash I can’t believe it’s already 2026. Looking back, 2025 was a real mix of highs and lows, wins and frustrations, and the usual chaos that comes with juggling work, school, and trying to build things...
People tend to file “AI” into one of two buckets: magic oracle or job-stealing robot. Both are wrong in the same way. They treat AI like an independent actor instead of what it actually is in a SOC: a capability you wire into your...
TThis week’s note is shorter than usual since it was a holiday week and everything ran on “short week” mode. The vibe Last week was steady in the best way. I only worked through Wednesday, and work stayed mostly quiet outside of the...
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...