Your practical and easy-to-understand security guide.
Designed with best practices and real world security incidents in mind.
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We discuss security that reflects how it is practiced, with tools hands-on, security decision-making, and career mapping. Our content is catered to all audiences with a stake in securing data and assets.
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Offering of resources that include supportive guides, security labs, and weekly challenges that test your knowledge.
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Learn about the security platforms and tools used in production and best practices in using them.
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Security guidance, resources, and consultation for small to medium businesses.
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Security without gatekeeping.
Security guidance is usually written for organizations that already have a security function in place. Documentation assumes prior knowledge, and vendor material tends to answer a different question than the one being asked.
The Security Piece is written by M. Crawley, a certified security practitioner with years of experience working for small-to-medium businesses in different industries. Everything published here is drawn from work performed with real companies that navigate security challenges daily.