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Category: Computer Security

Computer Security, Law Enforcement, Policy

Opportunity Lost?

April 30, 2022April 18, 2022 Mike 3 mins read

When you advocate for cooperation and then act unilaterally, does that make future overtures more or less likely to resonate? WASHINGTON — The United States […]

Computer Security, Reform

Cybersecurity 2030

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Mike 16 mins read

Discussions about cybersecurity overwhelmingly focus on the recent, which are our responses to the design and engineering decisions of the past. We are right to […]

Computer Security, Information Security, Security, Technology

The Importance of Context

February 14, 2022April 8, 2022 Mike 3 mins read

Last night during the Super Bowl, cryptocurrency company Coinbase ran an ad that featured a QR code bouncing around the screen. That’s it. No actors, […]

Computer Security, Law Enforcement, Security

Speed and Scale

November 11, 2021 Mike 3 mins read

There is no shortage of good ideas in cybersecurity, but what divides the best concepts from the best solutions is how quickly and widely they can be employed. Meaningful success demands you work at combat speed and on a global scale.

Computer Security, National Security

Buccaneer.com 2.0

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Mike 14 mins read

Fifteen years ago, parallels between the age of piracy and the state of cyber-insecurity illustrated how we might combat malicious online activity by leveraging private […]

Computer Security

Ransomware: The Present We Deserve?

June 20, 2021August 10, 2021 Mike 9 mins read

The scourge of ransomware is the inevitable result of decades of schizophrenia about our relationship with information technology and security. Treating this problem like all […]

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.

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