November 1, 2016 Online Ad Industry Threatened by Security Issues http://www.databreachtoday.com/online-ad-industry-threatened-by-security-issues-a-9488 Most people use ad blockers because they’re irritated with some of the intrusive ways ads are presented. But there are also compelling security…
September 20, 2016 UN privacy head slams ‘worse than scary’ UK surveillance bill http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/10/un_privacy_head_slams_uk_surveillance_bill/ Two points in this caught my attention. Cannataci also argued forcefully that mass surveillance was not the way to handle the threat from…
September 11, 2016 Everybody wants in on ‘Cybersecurity” Embed from Getty Images Intel Sets McAfee Free … http://www.databreachtoday.com/blogs/intel-sets-mcafee-free-p-2244? … becoming what Intel bills as one of the world’s biggest “pure-play cybersecurity companies.”…
September 2, 2016 The Hidden Curriculum of Work http://www.strategy-business.com/blog/The-Hidden-Curriculum-of-Work I think part of the problem I have in dealing with the current generation of head-hunters and corporate recruiters is that they focus…
July 2, 2016 Nobody wants to pay for security, including security companies https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nobody-wants-pay-security-including-companies-beno%C3%AEt-h-dicaire In theory, consumers and businesses could punish Symantec for these oversights by contracting with other security vendors. In practice, there’s no guarantee that…
June 26, 2016 Brexit: What’s Next for Privacy, Policing, Surveillance? http://www.databreachtoday.com/brexit-whats-next-for-privacy-policing-surveillance-a-9225 Now we’re getting over the “how could that do THAT!” shock stage and starting to think what the operational, rather than just the…
March 22, 2016 Cyber risk in the business https://normanmarks.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/cyber-risk-and-the-boardroom/ The take-away that is relevant : Cyber risk should not be managed separately from enterprise or business risk. Cyber may be only one…
February 18, 2016 Purpose unclear. Why are the FBI *really* trying to subvert encryption? Tim cook says Apple will fight a federal order to help the FBI hack an iPhone. An earlier version of this page has…
January 6, 2016 We’re mobile addicts but we just don’t want new smartphones http://www.zdnet.com/article/research-were-mobile-addicts-but-we-just-dont-want-new-smartphones/ For whatever value of “Mobile” is applicable in context, yes. A lot of what I see is students in the library with their…
November 8, 2015 The fatal flaw in IT Risk management Is interviewing is a much better method that self-certifications and a checklist, if time and resources allow. Two points: In the ISO-27001 forum, my…
July 5, 2015 Cyber, Ciber or Syber? Occasionally, people do ask: What exactly do you mean by “cyber security”? Or “cyber” for that matter. Please explain. “Steersman Security”? It seems to…
June 25, 2015 Another reason to have a policy not to eat at your desk Hackers Can Use Pita Bread to Steal Laptop Encryption Keys, Say Researchers Embedding such devices in something edible only means it will end up…
May 9, 2015 Tracking kids via microchip ‘can’t be far off,’ says expert http://www.kens5.com/story/news/2015/05/07/tracking-kids-via-microchip-cant-be-far-off-says-expert/70986060/ Dickerson said she though one day, “I microchip my dog, why couldn’t I microchip my son?” I think there’s something despicable about treating…
May 1, 2015 Cyber general: US satellite networks hit by ‘millions’ http://www.forensicmag.com/news/2015/04/cyber-general-us-satellite-networks-hit-millions-hacks I wonder what they consider to be a hack? The wording in the in the article is loose enough to mean that if…
April 30, 2015 U.S. Defense Secretary Carter emphasizes culture change needed to http://www.scmagazine.com/ash-carter-spoke-at-stanford-university/article/411392/ Yes the government needs a culture change if it is to address its own and the national issues pertaining to security, technological, in…
November 19, 2014 Should all applicable controls be mentioned in documenting an ISMS? In my very first job we were told, repeatedly told, to document everything and keep our personal journals up to date. Not just with…
August 4, 2014 14 antivirus apps found to have security problems http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/29/antivirus_blood_splattered_as_biz_warned_audit_or_die Let us pass over the “All A are B” illogic in this and consider what we’ve known all along. AV doesn’t really work;…
April 21, 2014 What Applicants Should Ask When Interviewing For An InfoSecurity Position http://www.informationsecuritybuzz.com/applicants-ask-interviewing-information-security-role/ Well what would you ask? These seem to be the kind of questions that might be asked by someone with a strong technical…
January 25, 2014 Most CEOs clueless about cyberattacks http://www.zdnet.com/most-ceos-clueless-about-cyberattacks-and-their-response-to-incidents-proves-it-7000025396/#%21 Perhaps that’s cynical and pessimistic and a headline grabber, but then that’s what makes news. What I’m afraid of is that things like…
December 30, 2013 Former Head Of Airport Security: ‘The TSA Couldn’t Save You From http://www.businessinsider.com/problems-with-tsa-2013-12 Based on the demonstrated persistence of their enemies, I have a lot of respect for what Israeli security achieves. Back to Verb vs…
