Maybe it’s just me, but many market analysts tend to be skeptical about the latest shiny new thing promising the “complete solution” in security and other technology initiatives. Skepticism is fueled…
DetailsOne day last summer I was in a bank branch, standing in line waiting to conduct my business. Bored, I studied my surroundings and took note of a security camera…
DetailsIf you mention security service to an information security professional more than likely they think of a technical control running on a host. This is true, but there is another…
DetailsFirmware attacks are growing increasingly popular among software hackers. Despite efforts to issue patches for firmware, reported attacks are on the uptick. For instance, Ruben Santamarta, a security researcher at IOActive, recently…
DetailsIf you are like me you completely discount official protests as posturing. In this age of suspicion of all politicians there is not much to be read into the President…
Details(This is the second installment in an on-going examination of the first principles of data privacy and security. The first installment can be read here. These principles, often represented in regulations…
DetailsMIT researchers have produced a new paper that uncovers security flaws in C and C++ software, generated by compiler optimizations that discard ambiguous code or code, which produce undefined behavior. Some of…
DetailsNovember 2, 2013 is the 25th anniversary of the Morris Worm. In the intervening years, we have not solved the problems of buffer overflows, reusable single-factor credentials, peer-to-peer trust or password…
DetailsTwo secure email services, Lavabit and Silent Circle, on Wednesday announced the formation of the Dark Mail Alliance. The announcement at the Inbox Love email conference in Mountain View, California, follows the shuttering…
DetailsSpeaking at the Michigan Cybersecurity Summit on October 25, Thomas MacLellan, Director, Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices, called FirstNet the “largest…
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