Cybersecurity


Social engineering is one of the most important cybersecurity topics schools can teach today. Instead of starting with firewalls or software vulnerabilities, many cyber incidents begin when someone receives a convincing message and responds too quickly. Social engineering uses human interaction and persuasion to gain information or access. For K-12 […]

How to Help School Students Defend Against Social Engineering


In Episode S8E4 of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, host Steven Bowcut sits down with Dr. Catherine Knibbs, CEO of Children and Tech, trained child cyber trauma psychotherapist, author, and pioneer of Cybertrauma Theory. Fresh off being named one of the world’s Top 20 Most Inspiring Women in Cyber for […]

Children, Trauma, and the Hidden Costs of Digital Life




New capabilities will automate phishing simulations, accelerate email threat analysis, and deliver interactive vishing training to arm organizations against evolving cyber threats. SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2026—Leading cybersecurity awareness training and human risk management platform, NINJIO, has announced a new set of artificial intelligence capabilities called Sensei AI—aimed at helping […]

NINJIO Launches Sensei AI to Advance its Industry-Leading Human Risk ...



Cybersecurity requirements across the defense supply chain are tightening as the U.S. Department of Defense rolls out the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. For organizations handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), CMMC compliance requires significant investments in cybersecurity tools, processes and governance. While the framework strengthens protection across the Defense […]

The Growing Cost of CMMC Compliance for Defense Contractors



The cybersecurity industry cannot close its talent gap without attracting Gen Z. As younger professionals become a larger share of the workforce, cybersecurity employers must make a competitive offer. Some crucial factors include clearer career paths and a stronger workplace culture. Here are 10 ways to encourage Gen Z to […]

How to Attract Gen Z Talent in the Cybersecurity Industry



New solution streamlines CMMC certification for defense contractors and agencies San Francisco, CA – MAR 10, 2026 – Secureframe, the leading AI-powered cybersecurity compliance platform, today announced Secureframe Defense, the only end-to-end solution for CMMC certification. Secureframe Defense delivers the secure infrastructure deployment, AI-built System Security Plans (SSPs), policies, and comprehensive monitoring […]

Secureframe Launches Secureframe Defense, an AI-Powered Platform to Strengthen DIB ...



In Episode S8E3 of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, host Steven Bowcut sits down with Hiram E. Chodosh, President of Claremont McKenna College (CMC), to explore what cybersecurity leadership looks like in higher education—an environment that is open by design, highly collaborative, and constantly changing. Their conversation examines how a […]

Leading Cybersecurity, AI, and Institutional Resilience in Higher Education


In a world defined by complex, human-centric risks, procedural compliance is a fast track to irrelevance. The traditional manuals and checklists that once guided security professionals are dangerously insufficient for a landscape shaped by cognitive bias, cultural nuance, and ethical ambiguity. Today’s challenges demand wisdom, empathy, and an entirely new […]

Book Review: It’s Not in the Manual — Real-World Leadership ...


In Episode S8E2 of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, host Steven Bowcut sits down with Matt Lindley, Chief Innovation & Information Security Officer at NINJIO, to explore why the “human layer” of security must be managed with the same rigor as technical controls—especially as AI accelerates the scale, realism, and […]

How Human Risk Management Must Evolve in the Age of ...