by Yasser Sanchez | Jan 8, 2026 | Cybersecurity, Infrastructure & Operations
There are days when VPNs remind you that they don’t care how confident you feel. This was one of those days. I was working on a remote-access IPsec VPN with FortiClient (IKEv2) on a FortiGate 100F running FortiOS 7.4.4. On paper, everything looked fine. Phase1 up....
by Yasser Sanchez | Sep 10, 2025 | AI & Automation in IT
After months of late nights, too many cups of coffee, and countless rewrites, I’m excited (and honestly a bit nervous) to announce that my book — Automating Defense: How AI Is Transforming Cybersecurity and IT Operations — is finally published and available to the...
by Yasser Sanchez | Jun 22, 2025 | Cybersecurity
FEMA cybersecurity role When you hear “FEMA,” you probably think of floods, tornadoes, and natural disasters. But in the last few years, FEMA has quietly stepped into a new domain: cybersecurity. And no, that doesn’t mean handing out firewalls after a...
by Yasser Sanchez | Jun 22, 2025 | Cybersecurity
Let’s be honest—if you’re running a small business, cybersecurity probably isn’t your favorite topic. You’re juggling cash flow, inventory, staffing, customers, and a dozen apps just to stay afloat. Adding “threat intelligence” or “ransomware...
by Yasser Sanchez | Jun 12, 2025 | Cybersecurity
I still remember reading the FBI’s IC3 report back in early 2021 and thinking, “Wow, $4.2 billion in cybercrime losses… is this the real cost of cybercrime in the U.S. we’ll see by 2024?” Turns out it was just the beginning. But it did. It absolutely did. Between 2020...
by Yasser Sanchez | Jun 11, 2025 | Cybersecurity
“Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT problem—it’s a national priority.”— Executive Order 14028, May 12, 2021 ⚠️ A Wake-Up Call for Everyone in Tech I still remember the SolarWinds incident vividly. It shook the foundations of trust in IT. While many treated it as an...
by Yasser Sanchez | May 22, 2025 | Infrastructure & Operations
Before 2020, if you asked most people what counted as “critical infrastructure,” they’d probably say power plants, airports, or maybe water treatment plants. Today? Add pipelines, cloud data centers, hospitals, food processors, school districts, local...
by Yasser Sanchez | May 20, 2025 | Infrastructure & Operations
When most people think of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (IIJA), they picture roads, bridges, maybe even broadband expansion. But behind the headlines and ribbon-cuttings, something far less visible but just as critical happened: the federal government quietly made...
by Yasser Sanchez | May 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
From April 28 to May 1, I had the opportunity to attend RSA Conference 2025 in San Francisco, CA. Recognized as one of the most influential global events in cybersecurity, this edition not only confirmed emerging trends but also provided tangible tools to strengthen...
by Yasser Sanchez | Apr 16, 2025 | Infrastructure & Operations
Network Monitoring Tools When your network goes down, productivity follows. And in today’s fast-paced, hyper-connected environments, IT teams need more than just ping tests and basic up/down monitoring. They need real-time visibility, deep analytics, and proactive...
