Collaborate Disseminate
Wider use of Internet of Things systems that can make daily living safer, healthier and more convenient is on the immediate horizon. However, to fully capture the benefits of an IoT-centric economy, a cauldron of privacy and security concerns must R… Continue reading MY TAKE: Why IoT systems won’t be secure until each and every microservice is reliably authenticated
Just five years ago, the Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI, was seriously fraying at the edges and appeared to be tilting toward obsolescence. Things have since taken a turn for the better. Related: Why PKI is well-suited to secure the Internet of Thin… Continue reading MY TAKE: PKI, digital certificates now ready to take on the task of securing digital transformation
Less than 48 hours after the killing of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin calling out Iran’s “robust cyber program,” and cautioning everyone to be prepared for Iran to … Continue reading MY TAKE: Iran’s cyber retaliation for Soleimani assassination continues to ramp up
As tensions escalate between the U.S. and Iran it’s vital not to lose sight of how we arrived at this point. Related: We’re in the golden age of cyber spying Mainstream news outlets are hyper focused on the events of the past six days. A De… Continue reading MY TAKE: Why we should all now focus on restoring stability to US-Iran relations
Some 20 years ago, the founders of Amazon and Google essentially set the course for how the internet would come to dominate the way we live. Jeff Bezos of Amazon, and Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google did more than anyone else to actualize digital c… Continue reading MY TAKE: How blockchain technology came to seed the next great techno-industrial revolution
A pair of malicious activities have become a stunning example of digital transformation – unfortunately on the darknet. Related: Cyber risks spinning out of IoT Credential stuffing and account takeovers – which take full advantage of Big Da… Continue reading MY TAKE: How ‘credential stuffing’ and ‘account takeovers’ are leveraging Big Data, automation
It’s clear that managed security services providers (MSSPs) have a ripe opportunity to step into the gap and help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) meet the daunting challenge of preserving the… Continue reading MY TAKE: The case for assessing, quantifying risks as the first step to defending network breaches
Sharing intelligence for the greater good is an essential component of making Internet-centric commerce as safe and as private as it needs to be. Related: Automating threat feed analysis Peerlyst is another step in that direction. Started by infosec pr… Continue reading MY TAKE: Peerlyst shares infosec intel; recognizes Last Watchdog as a top cybersecurity influencer
Threat actors are opportunistic, well-funded, highly-motivated and endlessly clever. Therefore cybersecurity innovations must take hold both deeper inside and at the leading edges of modern business networks. Related: Lessons learned from Capitol One b… Continue reading MY TAKE: ‘Perimeter-less’ computing requires cyber defenses to extend deeper, further forward
A singular topic has risen to the top of the agenda in executive suites and board rooms all across the planet: cybersecurity. Related: Security, privacy fallout of IoT A recent survey by Infosys, a tech consulting and IT services giant based in Bangalo… Continue reading MY TAKE: Poll shows senior execs, board members grasp strategic importance of cybersecurity