Despite some of the world’s most innovative minds working tirelessly to develop solutions to security woes, the average user still lags far behind in prioritizing his or her own security online. In fact, the mobile identity company TeleSign conducted a survey of 2000 people in 2015 and found that consumers have an average of 23 … Continue reading LiebSoft seeks privileged management from Okta
Things I hearted Last Week
For the week ending 25th September 2016 On one hand vendors want users to patch their systems and keep them secure. On the other hand, actions like this causes people to not want to apply official updates. North Korea just accidentally turned on global zone transfers for their top level domains, archive of … Continue reading Things I hearted Last Week
Things I hearted Last Week
For the week ending 18th Sept 2016 I’ve stopped even trying to understand digital ownership and how copyrights work. Getty images tries to make original photographer pay for her own photos. Israeli Online Attack Service ‘vDOS’ Earned $600,000 in Two Years. Apparently this has been running for a while, but only the payment … Continue reading Things I hearted Last Week
Things I hearted last week
For the week ending 11th Sept 2016 Yes, I’m late again. Don’t blame me – blame Gartner! Well, the fact that I was attending the Security and Risk Summit in London and then I was catching up on work and then… well you’re not interested in my excuses, let’s get onto the juicy stuff! … Continue reading Things I hearted last week
One Dell of a Ride
Michael Dell founded Dell in Austin, Texas 1984. As a student he initially ran the company from his dorm. In just four years, Dell was able to file for IPO in 1988. Dell continued on a growth trajectory, hitting $1bn in revenue by 1994 and launching its online shop Dell.com in 1996. Within six months online sales reportedly generated $1m in … Continue reading One Dell of a Ride
Things I Hearted Last Week
For the week ending 4th Sept 2016 A classic case of an auditor that is intent on causing more harm than good – resurfaced on my twitter stream, so thought I’d re-share. Troy Hunt confirmed the Dropbox hack is unfortunately real. However, some observers are saying that Dropbox’s data breach response is still … Continue reading Things I Hearted Last Week
Things I hearted Last Week
For the week ending 28th August 2016 We had a bank holiday Monday here in London, so I’m a bit off – and may have skipped a day or two. Not that anyone would really notice, but I felt the need to preface my tardiness with an excuse. When security and convenience collide … Continue reading Things I hearted Last Week
Infosec Star
Being a RockStar isn’t easy. Just ask Nickleback, they’ve faced harsh criticisms for many years… and for what? But that’s a walk in a park compared to being an Infosec Star.
UMAD?
As part of my role at AlienVault I get to speak to journalists. A friend recently asked me how it was to respond to journalist queries. In many ways it’s similar to communicating with C-level executives. For this, I try to follow the acronym of UMAD. Usable: Is the information you provide usable by the … Continue reading UMAD?
Things I hearted last week
For the week ending 21st August 2016 The "Have I been pwned" API, rate limiting and commercial use Cyber cold war? Scammer gets scammed. Interesting story, but worth remembering hacking back is considered illegal in many jurisdictions. U.S. to share supply chain threat intel with industry. Better threat intelligence sharing can definitely benefit companies, if they … Continue reading Things I hearted last week
Javvad Malik 