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Ransomware: The Present We Deserve?
Computer Security, Industry, Information Security, Reform

Ransomware: The Present We Deserve?

June 20, 2021October 4, 2022 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 […]

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, 2021October 3, 2022 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, 2021October 3, 2022 Mike 3 mins read

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

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

The Global Ungoverned Area

March 2, 2018October 3, 2022 Mike 5 mins read

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

C.R.E.A.M. IoT Edition
Computer Security, Internet of Things, Reform, Security, Technology

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

August 3, 2017October 4, 2022 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.

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

Save Yourself – Delete Your Data

November 23, 2016October 4, 2022 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.

We Learn From Death
Computer Security, Information Security, Reform

We Learn From Death

October 13, 2016October 4, 2022 Mike 3 mins read

Cybersecurity will get better when people die in sufficiently large numbers.

Intelligence Agencies Are Not Here to Defend Your Enterprise
Computer Security, Defense, Information Security, Intelligence, National Security, Reform, Security, Technology

Intelligence Agencies Are Not Here to Defend Your Enterprise

August 19, 2016October 4, 2022 Mike 3 mins read

The way to reduce the chance that someone can crack your computer code is to write better code, and test it faster than the spooks can.

How Do You Get Good at Incident Response?
Computer Security, Security, Technology

How Do You Get Good at Incident Response?

May 28, 2016October 6, 2022 Mike 4 mins read

The true measure of defensive success is the speed at which you detect, eject and mitigate the actions of your attackers.

Computer Security, Defense, Information Security, Military, National Security, Reform, Security, Technology, Uncategorized

Being All You Can’t Be

February 18, 2013November 15, 2022 Mike 3 mins read

Who builds weapons? Who connects the far-flung military commands? Where does all the nation’s technical expertise reside?

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