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Cyber Security Events, News and Best PracticesPinpoint Protocol 2025.05
One thing I’ve learned in this field is that every investigation teaches you something—sometimes about the threat, sometimes about the system, and sometimes about your own instincts. I like that part of the job. You follow the clues, stay patient, and let the picture...
Pinpoint Protocol 2025.04
As we head into Thanksgiving, I’ve been thinking about how much of cybersecurity comes down to gratitude—gratitude for the teams who stay curious, who ask questions, who share what they know without hesitation. After more than twenty years in this field, I’ve seen how...
Pinpoint Protocol 2025.03
Cybersecurity has a way of rewarding patience. Most problems aren’t solved with big gestures—they’re solved by slowing down, tracing the issue step by step, and letting the data point you in the right direction. I’ve always found that staying calm and methodical gets...
Pinpoint Protocol 2025.02
Hey everyone, Chris Ogles here. One of the best things about working in cybersecurity is the teamwork—it’s not just about the technology, but the people willing to step in, share what they know, and help others get across the finish line. I’ve always believed that...
Pinpoint Protocol 2025.01
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month! October is here, and with the Information Warfare Summit 2025 now behind us, there’s no better time to launch something new. Welcome to...
Does My Business Need a Pen Test?
What is a Pen Test? A penetration test (pen test) is a controlled cybersecurity assessment where ethical hackers attempt to breach your systems. The goal is to identify vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. Penetration testing is often confused...
BSides Oklahoma 2022
Another year and another BSides Oklahoma has come and gone. This year we were back in person at the Glenpool Conference Center just south of Tulsa. The event started out with training Thursday 4/7 and happy hour at Main Event. The conference proper started the next...
Navigating the Legal Risks of Modern Cyber Threats
Pinpoint Security had the privilege of participating in a community event sponsored by Critical Fault and Tierpoint on March 24th, 2022 titled "Navigating the Legal Risks of Modern Cyber Threats". The event centered on a panel discussion moderated by Kris Wall and...
Ukraine and Russia: A Changing Threat Landscape
Whatever hopes we had for a "normal" 2022 have quickly disappeared with the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. There has been a lot of speculation about what this means for the cybersecurity threat landscape. Time will only tell what this means for...
2021 Year In Review
Otherwise known as the year after everything shutdown was another year of improvise, adapt and overcome. Pinpoint continued to find new ways to help our clients who themselves were having to adapt to a changing work and threat landscape. Three reoccurring themes stuck...
Log4j
We wanted to post an update on the Log4J remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that was publicly disclosed last week. This post is a summary of an email that we sent to our customers. If you are interested in our managed vulnerability management service be sure...
API Cybersecurity Conference 2021
American Petroleum Institutes (API) 2021 Cybersecurity Conference was held November 9th and 10th at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott just north of Houston. For those serving or working in America's Natural Gas and Oil industry this is the must attend industry specific...
Welcome Kyle Beverly
Pinpoint Security is pleased to announce our most recent hire Kyle Beverly as our newest Senior Security Engineer. Kyle is a cyber security professional with a wealth of knowledge and experience with threat hunting, network security, endpoint security, incident...