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The technical heart: vulnerability research, disclosure, threat analysis, the craft of finding and fixing
A few good cybersecurity companies
I spend a lot of time looking at cybersecurity solutions and companies, partly on request, and partly because it always fascinates me to see people are attempting to solve big problems.…
Priority One: Insights into Submission and Payment Trends
2020: Chaos is a Ladder As 2020 comes to a close, I’ve started to see summaries of the year pop up, covering lessons…
To err is human — Kerckhoffs' Principle in Software Transparency
Shannon and Kerckhoff were pioneers of disclosure thinking — They understood the concept of “build it like it’s broken”. This was especially true in WWII cryptography, but it’s becoming increasingly clear in its relevance to the 'peacetime' software that we use today.…
Hacking styles
Broadly, there are two things that come into play when it comes to the style a person applies to hacking: The level of experience, and the overall wiring of the hacker.…
A message to folks providing "free testing" at the moment
TLDR: If you’re performing any active, unsanctioned testing on healthcare systems: Please stop it. Don’t make their job any harder than it is right now.…
COVID-19/Coronavirus — What are the bad guys up to?
As expected, the covid19 pandemic has out brought some of the Internet’s worst. I’ve been working with several groups to information share and fight back on this stuff, including the COVID-19 CTI Group.…
Changes
You know that awkward thing at the moment when you see someone and go to shake their hand or hug them, then pull away……
The importance of delivering well
In general, people like to be think they have the ability to assess risk… you see it in kids jumping over puddles, you see…
On #stopthespread and school closures
On the decision to keep schools open in Australia yesterday: It’s not that kids don’t catch covid. It seems that everyone catches…
Tools for the WFH apocalypse
Well… It’s been an interesting couple of weeks. Viv, the kids, and I decided to bug out back to Australia last Thursday to…
The Future is Now: 2020 Cybersecurity Predictions
How is it 2020 already? We’re in the last month of the decade, and the year that has long held a “futurist bookmark”…
The future is now: 2020 cybersecurity predictions
The year that has long held a “futurist bookmark” in people’s minds is now upon us. And while we may not have hoverboards and flying cars yet, our adoption, connectedness, and reliance on technology is accelerating faster than it ever has before.…