Author Archives: Kelly Ryver

A Game of Chess: Entropy and Patterns in Threat Intelligence

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During a brainstorming discussion with a colleague on the value of entropy in machine learning models, specifically the models used in threat intelligence work, I mentioned that many of the threat intelligence models in use today seem to overemphasize the pattern recognition aspect of threat intelligence through the egregious use of algorithms. By contrast, they […]

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Blockchain Transactions, RFID and More: 7 Security Tips to Help Regulate the Cadaver Trade

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Today, the body broker business is unregulated as in centuries past. Security tools such as RFID tracking, blockchain transactions and IAM can help validate the trustworthiness of buyers and sellers.

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Facial Recognition, Deepfakes and Biometric PII: Preparing for a Future of Faceless Threats

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As facial recognition technology advances, bad actors will have more biometric data with which to create deepfake images, videos, sounds and more. Is the security community prepared for this threat?

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It’s Time to Modernize Traditional Threat Intelligence Models for Cyber Warfare

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Cybersecurity industry leaders should define a new threat intelligence model that is three-dimensional, nonlinear, rooted in elementary number theory and that applies vector calculus.

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Musings From a Coffee Bar: Threat Modeling Tips for Open Campus Security

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Chief information security officers (CISOs) shouldn’t be afraid of an open campus. Threat modeling allows internal security teams to tailor security to areas that present the greatest security risk.

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Lessons From the Cold War: Data Security Through Obscurity

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What can the Cold War teach us about data security? More than you may realize. Explore alternative methods for securing transmitting data.

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Anti-I: The Future of AI-Generated Malware

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As AI progresses, security professionals must prepare for the inevitability of machines writing their own malware to infect other machines in the not-so-distant future.

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Internet-Connected Toys: Cute, Cuddly and Inherently Insecure

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Internet-connected toys may be cute and cuddly, but they can also be hijacked by malicious actors to spy on children and their parents.

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Caveat Emptor: Identifying Insider Threats Acquired From Mergers and Acquisitions

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During mergers and acquisitions, companies should conduct third-party risk assessments to identify insider threats that might be lurking on the network.

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Funny Money: Exploring the Connection Between Bitcoin and Ransomware

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Fraudsters obviously prefer to deal in digital currency to remain anonymous, but bitcoin and ransomware are also intertwined in other, more complex ways.

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