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Cyber Hygiene- Know what you have
Do you know where all your devices are? Do you know where all your sensitive data is? If you don't your not alone. Many people have...
Aug 3, 20232 min read


Cyber Hygiene- Backing Up Regularly
We hear about ransomware attacks all the time. We feel awful for the people who have lost all their pictures. Or the company that has to...
Jul 27, 20232 min read


Cyber Hygiene- Anti-malware Scanning
Anti-malware is a vital tool to protect your systems no matter what the operating system and device type. There are many free options. We...
Jul 10, 20231 min read


Cyber Hygiene- Keeping Things Up To Date
In my time as a cyber engineer I have met many people that would prefer to stick their head in the sand and do nothing. There is a...
Jun 23, 20232 min read


Disabled Dogs
Disability comes in many forms. No matter what the form is it very difficult to see the dog you love struggling so much. With the right...
Jan 31, 20213 min read


Visualizing Risk
It can be challenging for people to understand risk. As cybersecurity engineers we can say xyz is a high risk, but all to often...
Jan 31, 20212 min read


Risk Balance
Having a risk based approach to managing cybersecurity is critical. All data and information systems can not be protected at the same...
Jan 31, 20212 min read


What is Risk?
Risk is a critical cybersecurity concept. A risk is a vulnerability or weakness exposed to a threat and the consequences if that that...
Jan 15, 20212 min read


Human Confidence in Dog Training
We are often told how important it is to be confident and assertive in our dealings with other humans. I think that is true even more so...
Jan 15, 20213 min read


Managing Dogs
My exciting event of last week was finally getting a new gate in place between the kitchen and the living room. It is a wide doorway and...
Jan 12, 20214 min read


New Year, New Hopes
2020 was beyond the worst year ever imaginable. When we had to shutdown due to the NY 2020 spring lock down, I never could have imagined...
Jan 5, 20217 min read


Supply Chain Cybersecurity
You are only as secure as your weakest link. To do business in today's world requires different systems and connections often on a global...
Jan 2, 20211 min read


Earning Privileges (Becoming a "Big Dog")
Miss Ellie became what I call a "Big Dog" this week. At 2.5 years old, she finally was able to show me she was ready to spend the night...
Apr 25, 20204 min read


Liberty Rose, CGC, RN, SAR-W
Last week I had to say goodbye to my Golden, Liberty Rose. It is by far the hardest part of having and loving our K-9 friends. However,...
Jan 6, 20205 min read


Small Business Cybersecurity
Smaller Organizations Often Do Not Think They Have Issues When we first started A&P we were amazed at the number of smaller organizations...
Oct 12, 20194 min read


Building a Strong Stay
A strong stay comes in very handy. You can leave your dog in one place and go off and do other activities. In the case of the partner gym...
Apr 13, 20192 min read


Cloud Security Evaluation
You've decided to use a cloud provider. That way all your data will be available to you no matter where you log in from and the cloud...
Jan 29, 20191 min read


IoT Security
# IoT Security These days there is a device or an app for almost anything you can think of. There are smart crock pots, refrigerators,...
Jan 21, 20191 min read


K-9 Fitness
January is the time for New Years resolutions. For many of us resolutions include getting fit and spending more time at the gym. Like...
Jan 5, 20193 min read


Quantifying Risk
One of the things we like to do when we do risk assessments is truly understand what is important and what potential threats could do to...
Sep 30, 20182 min read
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