Privacy again? Not so soon
Roger Grimes: Zuckerberg knows our kids and ourselves better than the rest of us, thanks to all the data we surrender to Facebook – knowingly and otherwise. Making matters worse, today's kids have...
View ArticleVerizon blocks Google Wallet over security concerns
Verizon and Google are sparring over who will control mobile phone payment systems, but consumers seem to be left without choice in the United States.
View ArticleCyber Security Visualization – Grand Challenge
At the beginning of this week, I spent some time with a number of interesting folks talking about cyber security visualization. It was a diverse set of people from the DoD, the X Prize foundation, game...
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View ArticleSearching for Privacy in a World Without Secrets
“I am not a number, I am a free man” IDC reported that we generated and replicated 1.8 zettabytes – that’s 1.8 trillion gigabytes – of data in 2011. To give you an example of scale you would need to...
View ArticleFreakonomics vs Cybersecurity
I saw this go across my Twitter feed, so I thought I'd write up a quick response, since how cybersecurity people treat economics is utterly different than how economists treat economics.SpireSec Pete...
View ArticleFriday Summary, December 9, 2011
As Rich announced, we are shaking up the Friday Summary a bit. We will still talk about what we are up to. And we’ll share some of our personal – possibly security related – stories in the Summary....
View ArticleTop Cyber Security Trends for 2012: #3
Our other trends are here: Nine Eight Seven Six Five Four Three Two One On December 14th, Imperva's CTO Amichai Shulman will be hosting a webinar, talking you through the ADC's predictions. To...
View ArticleSometimes I post about diet and health; here’s my current thinking:
Sometimes I post about diet and health; here's my current thinking:Scratch the surface and it's scary what we're doing to our health. With a few notable exceptions, nutritionists, dietitians, doctors...
View ArticleStopping The Insider Threat: The Case for SIEM in Government IT (Part 2)
This article is about roles and they are as important in government IT as they are in the NBA. The roles and responsibilities required for successful SIEM implementation and the importance of...
View ArticleThe Countryside Alliance opens the BDUK shooting season
I have commented before on the way in which the BDUK framework process gets in the way of joining up the sources of funding available for investment in rural broadband and the need for its approach to...
View ArticleHere’s the new #NewTwitter (aka #NewNewTwitter or #letsfly ) The "New New
Here's the new #NewTwitter (aka #NewNewTwitter or #letsfly)The "New New Twitter" is in the house. The user interface has been radically overhauled, and some people don't like that. In IT Blogwatch,...
View ArticleSix people arrested in million pound student loan phishing scam
Police arrest four men and two women in connection with a scheme that stole over a million pounds from British students.
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View ArticleThe political risks of a DDoS
In Korea, the ruling party performed a DDoS attack, and as result the chairman and most of its officials will resign. Most likely, it will be disbanded completely. This is probably the most severe...
View ArticleAbout Veracode’s December platform release
On Thursday night, Veracode released its sixth major platform update of 2011 (affectionately known as “2011.6″). I’d like to take the opportunity to walk through a few of the items in the release in...
View ArticleNew FedRAMP Program: Not Half-Baked but Not Cooked Through
The long wait for a key Federal cloud computing program is over with the launch today of FedRAMP. FedRAMP will help Federal Agency managers to adopt cost-saving and service improving cloud computing...
View ArticleIdentify your missing security patches this Christmas
New vulnerabilities are being discovered all the time, and attackers are still exploiting old ones. But how do you deal with the vulnerabilities? Patch them of course.
View ArticleSorry, that free $200 JB Hi Fi Voucher is just a Facebook scam
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, it seems Facebook scammers are eager to take advantage of users desperate for a bargain.
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