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Paul Walsh

Cisco Under Scrutiny: Why Isn’t the Tech Giant Offering Network-Based Solutions Against Rising SMS…

As expected, the SMS phishing messages that have troubled other countries for the past 4 years are now escalating in the US. I received the…

3 min readApr 24, 2024

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Cisco Under Scrutiny: Why Isn’t the Tech Giant Offering Network-Based Solutions Against Rising SMS…

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Paul Walsh

How a Simple SMS Message Can Test the Safety of 5 billion people

The safety of over 5 billion can now be measured by criminals using just a single SMS text message sent to a regular SIM card inside a…

2 min readFeb 16, 2024

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How a Simple SMS Message Can Test the Safety of 5 billion people

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Paul Walsh

3 Simple Myths and Misunderstandings About Social Engineering: Why Most Anti-Phishing Advice Is…

Phishing was first identified on the AOL network in 1996, where I was among the first individuals to have my account/screen name…

2 min readOct 31, 2023

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3 Simple Myths and Misunderstandings About Social Engineering: Why Most Anti-Phishing Advice Is…

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Paul Walsh

The Inadequacy of Sophistication in Phishing Campaigns: Unpacking Akamai’s Latest Insight and the…

Akamai’s recent article spotlighting a “sophisticated” phishing campaign against hotel guests may serve as an alarm bell, but it misses the…

3 min readOct 26, 2023

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The Inadequacy of Sophistication in Phishing Campaigns: Unpacking Akamai’s Latest Insight and the…

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Paul Walsh

Rethinking Cybersecurity: The Critical Role of Entry Points and Why the Industry Must Do Better

In today’s cybersecurity landscape, the stakes have never been higher. The complex machinery of malware keeps evolving, while the entry…

4 min readOct 19, 2023

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Rethinking Cybersecurity: The Critical Role of Entry Points and Why the Industry Must Do Better

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Paul Walsh

The Missing Pillar in Zero Trust: Why URI & Web Access Authentication is the Unsung Hero in…

Cybersecurity heavyweights like Microsoft, Google, and Cisco have touted the virtues of the Zero Trust model for a while now. But as I was…

2 min readOct 18, 2023

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The Missing Pillar in Zero Trust: Why URI & Web Access Authentication is the Unsung Hero in…

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Paul Walsh

Globe Telecom Dedicates Website Space to SMS Phishing Crisis: And They Made a Dramatic Move to…

Incredible. Globe Telecom in the Philippines has even devoted website space to the perils of SMS communication. You land on a page titled…

2 min readOct 18, 2023

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Globe Telecom Dedicates Website Space to SMS Phishing Crisis: And They Made a Dramatic Move to…

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Paul Walsh

A New Urgency: An Open Letter to Mobile Operators on Why Zero Trust is Imperative for SMS Phishing…

Dear Esteemed Mobile Operators,

7 min readOct 17, 2023

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A New Urgency: An Open Letter to Mobile Operators on Why Zero Trust is Imperative for SMS Phishing…

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Paul Walsh

Exposing the Truth: Why Sender ID Checking Fails to Stop SMS Phishing Attacks

Some people believe that it’s possible to stop SMS phishing campaigns and targeted SMS phishing attacks on companies and government…

2 min readJun 29, 2023

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Exposing the Truth: Why Sender ID Checking Fails to Stop SMS Phishing Attacks

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Perhaps security controls are stupid and not the victims they fail to protect

I gave my email address to a security company so I could download their security report recently — mostly because a few of their tweets…

3 min readAug 16, 2022

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Perhaps security controls are stupid and not the victims they fail to protect

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Paul Walsh

Paul Walsh

MetaCert CEO. Passionate about Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Crypto, Snowboarding & Red Wine. Part of the AOL team that launched AIM. Co-founded 2 W3C Standards.

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