An attempt to use current events to help make sense of computer security.
Author Archive for Mike
Three Things You Cannot Do In Computer Security
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No one seems to mind that everyone has signed up for collective victim-hood.
The Three People You Cannot Take Seriously in Computer Security
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For the umpteenth time: there is no meaningful analog between a computer-based attack and an atomic one.
Cyber Power: Shut Up Already
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We actually have a track record of catching old fashioned spies; we spend billions annually and can’t keep teenagers out of our digital secrets
The Eagle and the Dragon
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A private concern has release more and more valuable information than any “public private partnership” ever has.
Being All You Can’t Be
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Who builds weapons? Who connects the far-flung military commands? Where does all the nation’s technical expertise reside?
Don’t Ask What Your Country Can Do For You
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Peer companies in your respective industries are your most valuable source of cyber intelligence.
On “cyber intelligence”
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“Intelligence” is like “APT:” If you’re not using the proper definition, you’re just playing marketing tricks
Commercial CNO is Going Nowhere
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Business exists to make profit, not find and prosecute bad guys.
They’re Just Not That Into Us
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What we’ve been doing as an industry has been great for the industry, but it has had no substantial effect on those who need our support and protection.