Jesse Roberts

Jesse Roberts

Jesse Roberts is SVP of Cybersecurity with Compass Cyber Guard. Jesse Roberts is an information technology & cybersecurity professional with over 25 years of experience in the field. He is a former professor of Network Engineering & Cyber Security at the New England Institute of Technology. Jesse holds multiple industry level certifications & has been invited to speak at events across the country. His presentations often include real-time live hacking demonstrations. He has also mentored students at various local schools and colleges through cybersecurity clubs over the years. In his role with Compass Cyber Guard, Jesse leads the organization's IT Security, Digital Forensics, and Incident Response teams. He is responsible for implementing innovative techniques and strategies to drive growth and improvement in these areas.

Posts by Jesse Roberts

A Comprehensive Guide to Data Center Outsourcing (DCO)

Data Center Outsourcing

Outsourcing data storage to third-party providers is a trend gaining significant momentum across organizations worldwide. Adopting this strategy brings a plethora of benefits, including significant monetary savings, improved flexibility, and a notable decrease in operational responsib …

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ChatGPT Writing Code, Replacing Developers? Not So Fast

Writing Code

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by OpenAI and released in November 2022. The chatbot has a language-based model that the developer fine-tunes for human interaction in a conversational manner. Although its primary use case is for customer service, the power …

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What Is Password Spraying? How Can It Affect Customers?

Password Spraying

Brute force attacks like password spraying have been on the uptick recently, according to Microsoft's team of experts. Although only about 1% of these attacks are successful, they can be devastating. Affected companies often suffer serious financial and reputational damage.

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Recommendations from CISA's Recent “Shields Up” Warning

Recommendations from CISA's Recent “Shields Up” Warning

On February 26th, 2022, the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued immediate Shields Up actions for organizations to take in response to the ongoing conflict with Russia. The basic guidelines are as follows:

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Password Complexity – Going Beyond the Minimum Requirements

Password Complexity – Going Beyond the Minimum Requirements

As the frequency and scale of cyberattacks has risen sharply over the past decade, we as end users have been repeatedly asked (and often required) to increase the complexity of our passwords. Back when the internet was in its infancy, the idea of creating a complex and tough-to-guess …

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Ransomware Disrupting Your Beer Supply

Ransomware Disrupting Your Beer Supply

When brainstorming blog topics, it often helps to find intersections between your profession and your personal interests. In this case, that intersection is cybersecurity and brewing beer, respectively. But what could beer possibly have to do with cybersecurity?

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