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Cyber Hygiene Checklist

Provides actionable checklists and step-by-step guides for maintaining strong cyber hygiene practices. Topics include password management, software patching, multi-factor authentication setup, device security, and routine security audits that individuals and organizations can follow to reduce their attack surface.

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Cyber Hygiene Checklist

Cyber Hygiene Checklist: 12 Steps That Actually Work

In 2023, MGM Resorts lost an estimated $100 million after a threat actor called Scattered Spider social-engineered an IT help desk with a ten-minute phone call. No zero-day exploit. No nation-state tooling. Just sloppy basics. That breach — and hundreds like it every year — could have been prevented with a disciplined

Carl B. Johnson Sep 07, 2020 7 min read
Cyber Hygiene Checklist

Cyber Hygiene Checklist: 12 Steps That Actually Work

In 2023, MGM Resorts lost an estimated $100 million after a social engineering attack that started with a single phone call to a help desk. The attackers didn't exploit a zero-day vulnerability. They didn't write exotic malware. They called IT support, impersonated an employee, and got

Carl B. Johnson Aug 20, 2019 7 min read