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Goodbye to All That
Conflict, Military, National Security, Security

Goodbye to All That

March 3, 2022April 8, 2022 Mike 4 mins read

It was the cyberwar we were promised; it was the cyberwar nobody expected… The conflict in Ukraine has validated a number of assumptions cyberspace strategy […]

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, 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 […]

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.

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, 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.

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