Cybersecurity – Inside Blumenort

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Personal

Is Your PC Ready?

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Jason Toews0Tagged 2026 update, bootkit, chain of trust, cryptographic signatures, Cybersecurity, data protection, firmware security, hardware security, KEK, kernel security, malware, Microsoft, motherboard, PC security, Platform Key, Secure Boot, system startup, tech alerts, UEFI, Windows Boot Manager

Most people aren’t even aware this is happening!!! 🤯 *Disclosure – I work with secure boot settings and BIOS settings all the time, most people never venture into that part of their computer, the truth is the deeper you go, the more complicated it gets… its not so much that you have to understand it […]

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Work

Divide and Don’t Get Conquered

April 30, 2026May 1, 2026 Jason Toews0Tagged access control, admin network security, broadcast domain, Cybersecurity, device discovery, disabling unused ports, enterprise networking, firewall rules, flat network, IT infrastructure, lateral movement prevention, management network, mDNS, microsegmentation, multicast DNS, network architecture, network best practices, network isolation, network redesign, Network Security, network segmentation, ransomware protection, secure network design, Stateful Firewall, subnetting, VLAN, WiFi security

I was recently asked to contribute to a network redesign project, at first I was just asked to contribute, then I was tasked with creating the plan, and was then given a directive to implement it.. I thought that was quite exciting as I wasn’t overly familiar with their network vendor brand and I enjoy […]