Karen Kent
Industry Expert | LinkedInKaren (Scarfone) Kent is the co-founder of Trusted Cyber Annex in Chantilly, Virginia. She provides cybersecurity research and publication services to organizations and was formerly a senior computer scientist for NIST. Over the past 25 years, she has co-authored more than 150 technical publications for NIST, published hundreds of articles and contributed to 21 cybersecurity books. See her blog at https://www.tcannex.com/.
109 articles by Karen Kent
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When a critical supplier gets breached: CISO’s response guide
Oct. 2, 2026 -
How to tackle a ransomware readiness self-assessment, with template
Sept. 22, 2026 -
A CISO’s guide to infostealers: Prevention and detection
June 22, 2026 -
SOC vs. MDR: What CISOs need to consider
May 18, 2026 -
5 leading enterprise password managers to consider
May 7, 2026 -
What are the most common authentication methods?
April 29, 2026 -
Shadow code: The hidden threat for enterprise IT
April 28, 2026 -
Next-generation firewall buyer’s guide for CISOs
April 9, 2026 -
10 enterprise secure remote access best practices
March 24, 2026 -
Top vulnerability scanning tools for security teams
March 23, 2026 -
Comparison of 5 top next-generation firewall vendors
March 5, 2026 -
How to reduce false positive alerts and increase cybersecurity
March 3, 2026 -
How to perform a data risk assessment, step by step
March 2, 2026 -
How to evaluate NGFW products to strengthen cybersecurity
Feb. 18, 2026 -
10 types of information security threats for IT teams
Feb. 5, 2026 -
Top open source and commercial threat intelligence feeds
Feb. 4, 2026 -
5 deepfake detection tools to protect enterprise users
Jan. 30, 2026 -
How to create an incident response playbook
Jan. 9, 2026 -
Top data loss prevention tools for 2026
Dec. 9, 2025 -
5 steps for a smooth SIEM implementation
Nov. 24, 2025 -
SIEM benefits and features in the modern SOC
Oct. 23, 2025 -
7 top deception technology vendors for active defense
Oct. 16, 2025 -
What to know about 5G security threats in the enterprise
Sept. 26, 2025 -
Cyber Trust Mark certification and how IoT devices will qualify
Sept. 4, 2025 -
How liveness detection catches deepfakes and spoofing attacks
July 31, 2025
