Cyber With Debra!
Care. Learn. Secure.
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Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now.People talk about AI in conversations, headlines, workplaces, schools, and social media almost everyday. But even with all the attention around it, many people are still unsure what AI actually means. Some people think AI only refers to chatbots or image generators. Others think of robots or futuristic technology. In…
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No security control is perfect on its own. People make mistakes. Emails get opened. Links get clicked. Credentials get exposed. That is why strong cybersecurity is not built around a single line of defense. In this week’s comic, someone clicks a phishing link before realizing the message was suspicious. The attacker gets the password, but…
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Backups are often seen as the safety net.When systems fail, files are lost, or incidents happen, the assumption is usually simple: restore the backup and move on. But having backups is not the same as having reliable backups.In this week’s comic, the team discovers that part of their backup data was corrupted during recovery. The…
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Not every security issue starts with something obvious.Sometimes, it shows up as a small detail. A notification that does not seem urgent, but does not quite make sense either. In this week’s comic, Sandy notices a charge for a flight that she never booked. It did not go through, but that is not what concerns…
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Access issues do not always show up as something being blocked. Sometimes, they show up as having access you were never supposed to have in the first place. In this week’s comic, Jake shares something unusual that happened at work. After logging in, he realized he could suddenly do things he had never been able…
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Passwords are something we use every day, but the rules around them can sometimes feel frustrating. Being asked to add more characters, include different symbols, or avoid reusing old passwords can seem like unnecessary steps, especially when you just want something easy to remember. In this week’s comic, Michelle runs into that exact situation. While…
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System outages often feel sudden, but they rarely happen without a reason. In this week’s comic, Joe brings up an outage from earlier in the day. Everything stopped unexpectedly. What seemed like a widespread issue turned out to have a single cause. One server went down, and everything connected to it went down with it.…
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Getting rid of old devices seems simple. Once they are no longer needed, it is easy to assume they can just be thrown away. In this week’s comic, Jake is ready to discard old drives after deleting everything on them. From his perspective, the job is done. Maria pauses and asks a simple question. Did…
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Uncertainty shows up in daily work. Not every file, alert, or activity is immediately clear. In this week’s comic, Jake notices a file that seems off but cannot confirm whether it is actually dangerous. Instead of taking a risk, Ray steps in and suggests something important. Do not open it on a live system. Jake…
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Work does not always wait for process. When things get busy, it can feel easier to move quickly and handle tasks end to end. In this week’s comic, Michelle shares how she submitted a request, approved it herself, and pushed it through to avoid delays. From her perspective, it worked. Everything turned out fine. Debra…
Cyber With Debra! 