Quick Take on RSA Conference
Soon I’ll be heading down to Moscone Center for what will be my last session of the conference. It’s been a great week, although not everything turned out quite as planned. I saw many old colleagues and friends and found… Continue reading
Securing the Internet of People and Things (IOPT)
Listening to Jim Kobielus – IBM’s Big Data Evangelist – speak on security for the Internet of Things (IoT) I was struck by the need for big companies to incorporate more of a user-centric perspective into their thinking.
As Kobielus… Continue reading
Cyphort Launches a New Advanced Threat Defense Platform
With no relenting in the growth of malware and advanced persistent threat (APT) activity, its good to see new vendors enter the advanced threat defense space. Cyphort is the latest entry to the advanced threat, or malware, defense market niche… Continue reading
Direct Memory Access That Kills (on CSI Las Vegas)
In Direct Memory Access I wrote about ways that advanced hackers can get complete access in just a few minutes even if you password-protect your device and its not connected to the Internet. Now, the topic of direct access has… Continue reading
Senior Safety Online
While having dinner at a nearby retirement home with some friends of my mother’s I saw signs of cybercrime polluting the tranquil ponds of their lives. In between sharing family updates and reminiscences from the past, I learned that my… Continue reading
Lessons Learned from the Target Attack
Previously on Security-Architect, I wrote about the Target Breach that Spoiled Christmas. It truly was a massive breach, affecting perhaps 40 million cardholders, among them members of my own family. Its not a pun to say that this attack… Continue reading
Out of the Box Thinking on Password Policies
For all that authentication vendors may proclaim “the death of passwords,” the pesky things aren’t going away. In fact, I don’t think they should. However, I’ll be the first to acknowledge how broken password authentication is in current practice. Sardonically… Continue reading