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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 […]

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, 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.

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.

We Learn From Death
Computer Security, Information Security, Reform

We Learn From Death

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

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

Good Cyber Security is Not Glamorous
Computer Security, Information Security, Reform, Security, Technology

Good Cyber Security is Not Glamorous

September 6, 2016October 13, 2016 Mike 4 mins read

Advancing cyber security starts with promulgating the message that like most things in life: success is about the grind.

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.

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