Barbary Pirates and Russian Cybercrime

In 1801, the United States had a small Navy. Thomas Jefferson deployed almost half that Navy—three frigates and a schooner—to the Barbary Coast of northern Africa. The Barbary States had been the scourge of the seas for centuries. They raided coastal … Continue reading Barbary Pirates and Russian Cybercrime

How Public Cybersecurity Companies Performed in 1H 2021

A good way to monitor the overall health of the IT security industry is to track the publicly traded companies in the space. I previously reported on the performance of 20 cybersecurity companies in 2020. This is an update on those 20 companies with t… Continue reading How Public Cybersecurity Companies Performed in 1H 2021

Top 20 Fastest Growing Cybersecurity Companies in Q1 2021

If you track 2,635 cybersecurity companies, as I do, how do you know which ones to pay attention to? Those with PR teams that reach out to brief you? They often have a great story to tell and have some interesting new technology to demonstrate. New fu… Continue reading Top 20 Fastest Growing Cybersecurity Companies in Q1 2021

The Establishment of a Cyber Safety Review Board

In 2013, the Obama Administration began asking what government could do to improve cybersecurity. By February 2014, Farnam Jahanian, Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the National Science Foundation, convened a… Continue reading The Establishment of a Cyber Safety Review Board

A Cyber Executive Order For the 21st Century

The long-expected Executive Order On Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity was published Wednesday, May 12, 2021. My initial reaction is positive. It calls for using multifactor authentication and encryption within Federal agencies after all, things th… Continue reading A Cyber Executive Order For the 21st Century

Of Pipelines And Cybersecurity

One of the scariest phrases I have ever encountered is “gasoline pipeline” –thousands of miles of three foot diameter pipes buried in the ground for decades carrying billions of gallons of one of the most dangerous substances we encounter every day. R… Continue reading Of Pipelines And Cybersecurity

Creating an Effective Cybersecurity EO

In 2008, the day before the presidential elections, I wrote an open letter to President Obama. I should have cc’ed the vice president. It’s been more than 12 years since I provided my suggestions for securing the federal government against cyberattack… Continue reading Creating an Effective Cybersecurity EO

Thoma Bravo Lacks Options with Proofpoint

The announcement that Thoma Bravo is acquiring publicly traded Proofpoint for $12.3 billion is the latest and largest private equity deal in the cybersecurity industry. As a rule, I am not a fan of financial shenanigans. When private equity shows up t… Continue reading Thoma Bravo Lacks Options with Proofpoint

Are TIPs Finally Converging With SIEMs?

When all vendors in a new product category use the same use case to explain their value, I become concerned. About 15 years ago, when bombs were a constant threat in many parts of the world, I heard multiple vendors of intelligent video surveillance e… Continue reading Are TIPs Finally Converging With SIEMs?

Words of Wisdom From Renowned Industry Analysts

If you read my books Secure Cloud Transformation and Security Yearbooks 2020 you probably noticed that I am exploring a new path in my writing journey. I am asking experts to contribute. Both books include interviews I conducted with industry leaders. In Secure Cloud Transformation it was CISOs, CIOs, and Chief Digital Officers of some of the largest organizations…

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