Donald Korinchak, MBA, PMP, CISSP, SecurityX, ITILv3

Donald Korinchak is a Cybersecurity Professional in the Washington DC area. Donald holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business. Donald is considered a thought leader in business, leadership, and cybersecurity issues.
Are Dark Web Scans Effective?

Are Dark Web Scans Effective?

The Dark Web is Anonymous The dark web is a scary place.  It is a network of websites teeming with…
PMP vs CISSP

PMP vs CISSP

How does the PMP exam compare to the CISSP exam? When someone asked me that question, I thought it was…
How to Pass Security+ SY0-701 Without Buying Every Book

How to Pass Security+ SY0-701 Without Buying Every Book

How to pass CompTIA Security+ SY0-701: who should take it, what the five domains weigh, where people trip, and a 6 to 10 week plan without extra books.
Why Hardware Encryption is Not Secure

Why Hardware Encryption is Not Secure

Hardware Encryption is not Secure A Little History… In the past, it was assumed that hardware encryption is far more…
Murder by Hacking

Murder by Hacking

Hackers have already - perhaps many times- have contributed to death by hacking into secure systems and releasing information. 
What is Zerodium?

What is Zerodium?

Zerodium is a reputable place where you can sell zero-day exploits. Hackers and security researchers know that Zerodium is a…
What is Persian Stalker?

What is Persian Stalker?

Persian Stalker is targeting Iranian social media accounts. The “group” has been around since 2017, and they have been observed…
How I passed the CISSP exam without reading any books

How I passed the CISSP exam without reading any books

Updated for the 2026 CISSP CAT exam — what still works from my no-book study plan, and what changed....
Phishing attacks up by 300% in 2018

Phishing attacks up by 300% in 2018

According to “The Retail and eCommerce Threat Landscape Report” from October 2018, there is a 297% increase in the number…
More data shows that Americans are lackadaisical about security.

More data shows that Americans are lackadaisical about security.

A new research report Published by cybersecurity specialists, BestVPN.com, shows the state of online privacy in the United States. BestVPN…
North Korean Cryptocurrency Scam Efforts – Marine Chain

North Korean Cryptocurrency Scam Efforts – Marine Chain

Experts think that the infamous North Korean hacker group Lazarus accounts for targeted strikes against five cryptocurrency exchanges. North Korea’s…
The freeRTOS Vulnerability Disaster

The freeRTOS Vulnerability Disaster

FreeRTOS, the open-source operating system that powers most of the small microprocessors and microcontrollers in many IoT hardware products has…
City of Westhaven Connecticut Pays $2K in Ransomware Extortion

City of Westhaven Connecticut Pays $2K in Ransomware Extortion

Another successful ransomware attack…. The City of West Haven, Connecticut made the tough decision to pay hackers $2,000 in ransom…