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Computer Security, Conflict, Industry, Security, Technology, Terrorism

This is How They Tell Me Cyber Peace is Achieved

March 29, 2021April 8, 2022 Mike 4 mins read

It was revealed this week that Google had detected an online counterterrorism operation being carried out by a U.S.-allied government, and made the unilateral decision to […]

The Best Defense?
Computer Security

The Best Defense?

March 11, 2021March 12, 2021 Mike 4 mins read

The advantages cyber defenders have over attackers are numerous and extensive, but only if you’ve got the wherewithal — or actual defenders — to exploit those advantages.

From Solar Sunrise to Solar Winds: The Questionable Value of Two Decades of Cybersecurity Advice
Computer Security, Information Security, Security

From Solar Sunrise to Solar Winds: The Questionable Value of Two Decades of Cybersecurity Advice

March 8, 2021August 10, 2021 Mike 13 mins read

If everyone agrees on what we should do, why do we seem incapable of doing it? Alternately, if we are doing what we have been told to do, and have not reduced the risks we face, are we asking people to do the wrong things?

The Wolf Approaches
Computer Security, Information Security, Internet of Things, Security, Technology

The Wolf Approaches

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Mike 3 mins read

If cybersecurity had a doomsday clock, it just got closer to midnight. Thankfully, we’ve got a snooze button.

Computer Security, National Security, Policy

Meet the New Boss: Context on Cybersecurity and US Federal Leadership

January 20, 2021April 8, 2022 Mike 5 mins read

Applauding the appointment of seasoned cybersecurity policy experts is a premature celebration. Those who follow, and the nature of their agenda, will be a better […]

The Global Ungoverned Area
Computer Security, Defense, Information Operations, Intelligence, National Security, Reform, Security, Technology

The Global Ungoverned Area

March 2, 2018August 5, 2019 Mike 5 mins read

Looking at the Internet through Westphalian-tinted glasses is not going to make us safer or more secure.

Cyber War: The Fastest Way to Improve Cybersecurity?
Computer Security, Defense, Intelligence, Reform, Security, Technology

Cyber War: The Fastest Way to Improve Cybersecurity?

January 4, 2018 Mike 4 mins read

It is still a struggle to get people and organizations to take cybersecurity seriously. A cyberspace-based conflict may be the most likely way for us to make progress.

Computer Security, Defense, Security

What Cybersecurity and a Trip to the Dentist Have in Common

November 3, 2017 Mike 3 mins read

You have to attack the problem at the root, and that means blood, sweat, and tears.

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Cybersecurity Through the Lens of Rock Climbing

October 12, 2017October 23, 2017 Mike 3 mins read

I’ve been to a lot of kid’s sporting events in the last decade plus. They have their moments, but I think I speak for all […]

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Breaches Forever!

October 4, 2017October 18, 2020 Mike 4 mins read

The computer security industry is not stopping breaches. Not for lack of trying, but if you’re familiar with the myth of Sisyphus, such efforts are […]

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