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Category: Computer Security

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.

Computer Security

The Equifax Breach is Not Special

September 21, 2017March 11, 2021 Mike 4 mins read

The hue and cry over the Equifax hack has subsided to a dull roar. We’ve passed the stage of ‘initial reports,’ which are usually wrong, […]

Computer Security, Security

No One is Too Small to Attack

September 13, 2017 Mike 3 mins read

The best advice is holistic in nature, not a pitch that plays to your professional strengths.

Computer Security, Internet of Things, Reform, Security, Technology

C.R.E.A.M. IoT Edition

August 3, 2017 Mike 4 mins read

We can go round and round about what’s going to drive improvements in computer security writ large, but when you boil it down it’s really only about one of and/or two things: money and bodies.

The Wolf is Here
Computer Security, Internet of Things, National Security, Reform

The Wolf is Here

June 13, 2017 Mike 3 mins read

This week we learned that those shepherd boys crying ‘wolf’ all those years weren’t playing us for fools, they were just too early.

Cyber Security Through the Lens of an Election
Computer Security, Information Security, Security, Technology

Cyber Security Through the Lens of an Election

January 22, 2017 Mike 3 mins read

In that sense politics is a lot like cyber security: you prepare for the worst, you assume every day is going to be rocky, but sometimes you get pleasantly surprised.

Save Yourself – Delete Your Data
Computer Security, Reform, Technology

Save Yourself – Delete Your Data

November 23, 2016November 24, 2016 Mike 3 mins read

If an era when remedying computer security failures is cheaper than calling in computer security experts is even remotely realistic, we need to collectively get on board with some new ways of doing things.

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