The industrial revolution was brought on by purpose-built machinery and automation. A similar revolution has occurred in cybersecurity, leading to the industrialization of red and blue teaming. In large part, this industrialization has been realized … Read more
Why Is Data Valuation Important? In an excellent article in the MIS Sloan Management Review1, the authors cite three reasons why data valuation is important – to guide decisions around 1) direct monetization, 2) internal … Read more
Forty percent of the data breaches for 2017 were reported as involving credit card data, according to the 2018 Trustwave Global Security Report.1 The data breaches analyzed used attacks such as phishing/social engineering, malicious insiders, … Read more
In a world where the business model is racing to connect everything, security is failing to keep pace. This sets up a dynamic tension within the organization between the network/infrastructure teams and the security teams. … Read more
On Sept. 19, 1980, near the small town of Damascus, Arkansas, someone dropped a socket, and it caused a breach. In terms of breaches, it was nuclear! Paradoxical as it may seem, the story of … Read more
Imagine that under some bizarre set of circumstances, a local high school football team is forced to compete against the New England Patriots. Imagine further that the victory stakes for these teenagers are enormous, perhaps … Read more
In a world with so many AppSec solutions, it can be tricky to decipher your options. For software security testing alone, there are several different options and hundreds of tools to choose from. This article … Read more
Introduction Whether internal or external to the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN), passive and active Defense Cyberspace Operations (DCO) are Cyberspace Operations (CO) intended to protect and defend the Department of Defense (DOD) or … Read more
Simplifying NIST SP 800-171 Compliance Process Since the contracting community has grown substantially, it also has led to a series of high profile breaches. These breaches involved the exfiltration of government data from contractors who … Read more
Globally, about 5 million data records are lost or stolen each day. For each theft, consumers spend an average of 20 hours and $770 to attempt to rectify their losses. Individuals’ reputations suffer, sometimes permanently. … Read more
