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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.

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 13, 2016 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.

The Airborne Shuffle in Cyberspace
Computer Security, Information Operations, Information Security, Intelligence, National Security, Reform, Security, Technology

The Airborne Shuffle in Cyberspace

July 19, 2016October 13, 2016 Mike 4 mins read

We can and should be doing far more than we apparently are, because I guarantee our adversaries are.

Computer Security, Intelligence, National Security, News, Security, Technology

Malware Analysis: The Danger of Connecting the Dots

March 5, 2015April 23, 2021 Mike 12 mins read

A lot of people fall victim to a number of problems, fallacies and mental traps when they attempt to draw conclusions from data

Computer Security, Intelligence, Security, Technology

You Were Promised Neither Security Nor Privacy

March 14, 2014February 21, 2020 Mike 6 mins read

You can still live your life without using TCP/IP or HTTP, you just don’t want to.

Computer Security, Humor, Information Security, Intelligence, National Security, News, Reform, Security, Technology

Stop Pretending You Care (about the NSA)

September 5, 2013April 23, 2021 Mike 7 mins read

Let’s be honest about what the vast majority of people mean when they say they care about their privacy…

Defense, Intelligence, Military, Technology

How Many Holes in a Gohor Stick?

August 1, 2012April 23, 2021 Mike 3 mins read

This isn’t about .com vs .gov, it’s about lives.

Computer Security, Information Security, Intelligence, National Security, News, Security, Technology

Dust off Khrushchev while we’re at it

June 15, 2011October 18, 2020 Mike 2 mins read

“Cyber” is pretty much the closest thing to a perfect weapon anyone has seen in history.

Intelligence

fighting the long war with the jr. varsity

March 12, 2008October 20, 2020 Mike 1 min read

Let me preempt the inevitable brickbats by saying I never met a new/recent hire that wasn’t better educated than I was at that age (and […]

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