Ray Hicks

Ray Hicks - Founder & CIO - Ray is an award-winning visionary with over 20 years of leadership experience. A proven problem solver, he has delivered innovative solutions for several enterprise and middle-tier businesses.

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ADVISORY—AWS US-EAST-1 Outage: An Architectural Analysis and Lessons for Cloud Resilience

On October 20, 2025, AWS US-EAST-1 suffered a critical outage, disrupting thousands of global services. Beyond downtime, the incident highlighted structural weaknesses in cloud architecture, DNS reliability, and security continuity. This analysis...

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When the AI Hype Cycle Meets the Cybersecurity Reality

There is a lot of talk about AI in cybersecurity right now. It is exciting, and for good reason. AI is driving real innovation across security...

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ADVISORY—Critical Cisco ASA/FTD Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Under Active Attack

Cisco has confirmed that two zero-day vulnerabilities in the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD Software are actively exploited in...

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ADVISORY—Google Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability (CVE-2025-6554)

Google has released a security update addressing a zero-day vulnerability in the Chrome browser that is currently being actively exploited in the...

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What the EDR Killer Teaches Us About Cybersecurity Resilience

In cybersecurity, we’re not fighting a single battle—we’re in a continuous arms race. Every new tool the industry deploys to stop an emerging threat...

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The Telemetry Imperative: From Nice-to-Have to Necessity

For years, organizations treated network telemetry as an optional enhancement—useful, but not essential. Security teams focused on firewalls,...

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Understanding Controls: A Critical Line of Defense in Exposure Management

This is where exposure management comes in. Instead of focusing solely on known vulnerabilities, exposure management provides a comprehensive view of...

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