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Computer Security Software: What Actually Stops Breaches

In 2023, MGM Resorts lost roughly $100 million after a social engineering attack bypassed every piece of computer security software they had deployed. The attackers didn't exploit a zero-day vulnerability. They didn't brute-force a firewall. They called the help desk, impersonated an employee, and walked right

Carl B. Johnson Apr 18, 2026 5 min read
computer security software

Computer Security Software: What Actually Stops Breaches

The Colonial Pipeline Just Proved Your Software Isn't Enough On May 7, 2021, a single compromised password shut down the largest fuel pipeline in the United States. Colonial Pipeline's systems went dark, gasoline shortages spread across the Southeast, and a ransomware gang called DarkSide walked away

Carl B. Johnson May 18, 2021 6 min read