MikeIt 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 […]
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The Best Defense?
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
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
If cybersecurity had a doomsday clock, it just got closer to midnight. Thankfully, we’ve got a snooze button.
Meet the New Boss: Context on Cybersecurity and US Federal Leadership
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
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?
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.
What Cybersecurity and a Trip to the Dentist Have in Common
You have to attack the problem at the root, and that means blood, sweat, and tears.
Cybersecurity Through the Lens of Rock Climbing
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 […]
Breaches Forever!
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 […]