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Pat Toth

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Pat has over 30 years of experience in Cybersecurity and worked on various NIST Cybersecurity guidance documents including NISTIR 7621 Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals.

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Cybersecurity Starts with Your Employees

We’re all familiar with Smokey the Bear and the “ Only You Can Prevent Wildfires” slogan. In 2015, Smokey got an update and the new “Receive a Bear Hug” ads ran

Things That Make Me Wannacry

This article originally appeared on the NIST Taking Measure blog. I’m a bit emotional these days. My youngest—my baby—just graduated from high school. It’s the

Ignoring Cybersecurity is Risky Business

This article originally appeared on the NIST Taking Measure blog. Guest blog post by Pat Toth. They say opposites attract. While my husband and I have many