Authored by Derrick Jackson & Co-Author Lisa Yu CCSP Certification Overview for 2025: Why This Certification Commands $171,524 Average Salary Cloud breaches cost companies an average of $5.17 million per incident, according to IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report¹. Most organizations rushing to the cloud don’t realize they’re fundamentally changing their security responsibilities. The old perimeter-based […]
Authored by Derrick Jackson & Co-Author Lisa Yu Why Network+ Still Matters When Everything’s Going Cloud-Native Cloud computing didn’t eliminate networking. It made it exponentially more complex. Organizations thought they’d move everything to the cloud and networking would become someone else’s problem. Instead, they discovered hybrid environments require deeper networking knowledge than ever before. You’re not just managing […]
Author: Derrick D. JacksonTitle: Founder & Senior Director of Cloud Security Architecture & RiskCredentials: CISSP, CRISC, CCSPLast updated October 8th, 2025 Hello Everyone, Help us grow our community by sharing and/or supporting us on other platforms. This allow us to show verification that what we are doing is valued. It also allows us to plan and […]
The Thing That Keeps You up at Night It’s 2:47 AM, and the first signs of trouble start to surface. Unusual network traffic begins streaming from your financial database server, but no one is there to catch the alerts. At this moment, a sophisticated ransomware attack is quietly taking hold of your organization’s network. What […]
Introducing The 7-Stage AI Lifecycle Framework Artificial intelligence has rocketed from a speculative venture to business reality. But as organizations rush to implement new models and automate processes, plenty of well-intentioned AI projects stall out, plagued by governance blind spots, regulatory surprises, or plain old miscommunication between business, technical, and legal teams. The pressure is […]
Take Your Entry-Level Security Role Hunt to The Next Level Are you curious about how to break into information security? Maybe you love solving puzzles, enjoy learning how things work, or want a career that puts you at the forefront of defending organizations? Maybe you just want to maintain and increase your pay in a […]
Author: Derrick D. JacksonTitle: Founder & Senior Director of Cloud Security Architecture & RiskCredentials: CISSP, CRISC, CSSPLast updated May 13th, 2025 AI Lifecycle Governance – Milestone 1 of 13: Objectives & Problem Definition So, let’s get into it. AI governance can feel daunting. Trust me, I know. As AI works its way into the vast majority […]
Introduction A data breach doesn’t care if you’re a startup or a Fortune 100. Over the past decade, I’ve seen teams scramble to contain ransomware at midnight, and others calmly execute playbooks as if rehearsed for Broadway. What sets these worlds apart often boils down to one thing: Are your incident response (IR) efforts aligned […]
UNDERSTANDING AI BIAS As organizations increasingly rely on Artificial Intelligence (AI) across sectors such as healthcare, hiring, finance, and public safety, understanding and mitigating embedded biases (AI bias) within these systems is vital. Left unaddressed, these biases pose significant threats, including exacerbating systemic discrimination, creating ethical and legal challenges, eroding public trust, and negatively impacting […]
Author: Derrick D. JacksonTitle: Founder & Senior Director of Cloud Security Architecture & RiskCredentials: CISSP, CRISC, CCSPLast updated: August,28th 2025 Pressed For Time Review or Download our 2-3 min Quick Slides or the 5-7 min Article Insights to gain knowledge with the time you have! Review or Download our 2-3 min Quick Slides or the 5-7 min Article Insights to gain knowledge with the time you have! AI Acceptable Use Policies: […]
