Curiosity, clear thinking, and a calm plan can beat even the smartest phishing email. We sit down with Trent, a cybersecurity analyst at Mercury IT, to map a practical path from the help desk to a rewarding security career, showing how real client problems, steady mentorship, and daily learning build the right instincts. If you’ve ever wondered whether certifications or degrees matter more than experience, or how AI is reshaping both attacks and defences, this conversation offers a grounded, ...
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Curiosity, clear thinking, and a calm plan can beat even the smartest phishing email. We sit down with Trent, a cybersecurity analyst at Mercury IT, to map a practical path from the help desk to a rewarding security career, showing how real client problems, steady mentorship, and daily learning build the right instincts. If you’ve ever wondered whether certifications or degrees matter more than experience, or how AI is reshaping both attacks and defences, this conversation offers a grounded, ...
Ransomware, MFA & AI Risks: What Leaders Must Know
Tech Insights with Alisha Christian
39 minutes
4 weeks ago
Ransomware, MFA & AI Risks: What Leaders Must Know
Think backups will save you from ransomware? We pull back the curtain on how modern extortion really works, why downtime drags on for weeks, how reputational damage multiplies the cost, and where legal obligations kick in long after systems are back online. From there, we dig into the new reality of MFA: the gaps left in non‑Microsoft apps, fatigue attacks that turn push prompts into an open door, and adversary‑in‑the‑middle kits that steal tokens and skip MFA entirely. The fix is clear and a...
Tech Insights with Alisha Christian
Curiosity, clear thinking, and a calm plan can beat even the smartest phishing email. We sit down with Trent, a cybersecurity analyst at Mercury IT, to map a practical path from the help desk to a rewarding security career, showing how real client problems, steady mentorship, and daily learning build the right instincts. If you’ve ever wondered whether certifications or degrees matter more than experience, or how AI is reshaping both attacks and defences, this conversation offers a grounded, ...
