For most of us, ransomware stories feel abstract — something that happens to “other companies,” something insurance will cover, something you can recover from with backups and a good IT team. Then came the collapse of KNP Logistics Group, better known under its flagship brand Knights of Old. A 158-year-old British haulage company — hundreds of trucks, hundreds of employees, generations of history — was…
Alright, welcome back! We had a great run of guests over the past 7 or 8 weeks, and now it’s back to Brad and I for a bit. If you missed any of the guest episode, here’s a recap: Episode 128 Special Guest – Roger Grimes (0n 4/20) Episode 129 Special Guest – Ron Woerner (on 4/27) Episode 130 Special Guest – John Strand (on 5/4) Episode 131…
Spring has sprung! The first day of Spring was Saturday, March 20th. If you’re from Minnesota like Brad and I are, you’re happy about this. Speaking of Brad, he’s back this week! Let’s get right to it, show notes for episode 124 of the UNSECURITY Podcast… SHOW NOTES – Episode 124 – Tuesday March 23rd, 2021 Opening [Evan] Welcome listeners! Thanks for tuning into this…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! For those of you who aren’t into this holiday (for whatever reason), Happy (everyday) Day! This has been a week full of great experiences and awesome conversations with wonderful people. It’s the people we serve who inspire us to work as hard as we do. Here’s a small sampling: Daytona Bike Week (last week) – if you’ve never been to a…
Welcome back! Episode 81 is sure to be a good one, but before I get started, just a few thoughts… We just went through our first Memorial Day weekend under COVID-19. I don’t know what to say about it, other than the world seems as crazy, or crazier, than ever. Seems like 1/2 the country is out and about like everything’s normal while the other…
Goodbye 2019. It’s been real. “Where did the time go?” A common question, we ask ourselves. This year I decided to take a stab at answering it. Here’s where my time went, for what it’s worth (roughly): 38.58% (or 3,380 hours) working 27.09% (or 2,373 hours) sleeping 23.90% (or 2,094 hours) personal (family, friends, etc.) quality time 10.42% (or 913 hours) other I spent ~15%…
If you’re an information security consultant, you know how crazy the end of the year is. It’s crazy! We’re trying to wrap up all the projects that needed to be completed before the end of the year, and it’s always a challenge. Thank God for Project Managers and a top-notch operations group! If you missed last week’s episode, we talked about information security in schools…