Fred Donovan

Fred Donovan

Editor, Inside Security | Writer | Content Creator and Marketer

Fred is founder and editor-in-chief of IT Security Writer, a content creation firm specializing in IT security and cybersecurity. He has written and edited for Economist Intelligence Unit, GD Information Technology, InfoSecurity Magazine, eSecurity Planet, TechGenix, The Channel Co., and MedTech Dive.

Intelligence & Analytics September 16, 2021

How DevSecOps Can Secure Your CI/CD Pipeline

2 min read - Many companies today automate their software development life cycle with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). It’s part of the broader DevOps movement to speed software development while reducing errors. Continuous integration builds and tests code automatically, while continuous delivery…

Privileged Access Management: The Future of Cyber Resilience

2 min read - Attacks against critical infrastructure and government agencies have been surging. Some attackers want to extort money; others intend to steal data. But the victims all have one thing in common: they need to be able to fend off attacks and…

Ryuk Ransomware Operators Shift Tactics to Target Victims

2 min read - The Ryuk ransomware operators continue to target critical infrastructure and extract high ransom payments from vulnerable groups, including an attack on a large health care organization last year. The victim has 90,000 employees and around 400 hospitals, outpatient clinics and behavioral…

5 Ways Companies Can Protect Personally Identifiable Information

4 min read - Protecting personally identifiable information (PII) is one of the key aspects of a security expert’s job. What does personally identifiable information include? Social Security numbers, birth dates and places, financial accounts and more can give threat actors a foothold to…

What is STRIDE and how does it anticipate cyberattacks?

2 min read - STRIDE threat modeling is an important tool in a security expert’s arsenal. Threat modeling provides security teams with a practical framework for dealing with a threat. For example, the STRIDE model offers a proven methodology of next steps. It can…

Under Attack: How Threat Actors are Exploiting SOCKS Proxies

4 min read - From the basic building blocks of the internet to cryptocurrency mining on a supercomputer, SOCKS sits at the core of computing. A SOCKS proxy can be used to improve network security in an enterprise, but can also be exploited by…

DDoS Attacks Increase in Size, Frequency and Duration

4 min read - Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are increasing in size, frequency and duration. Kaspersky Lab reported a doubling of DDoS attacks in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the fourth quarter of 2019, plus an 80% jump compared with…

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How DevSecOps Can Secure Your CI/CD Pipeline

Privileged Access Management: The Future of Cyber Resilience

Ryuk Ransomware Operators Shift Tactics to Target Victims

5 Ways Companies Can Protect Personally Identifiable Information

What is STRIDE and how does it anticipate cyberattacks?

Under Attack: How Threat Actors are Exploiting SOCKS Proxies

DDoS Attacks Increase in Size, Frequency and Duration

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