Month: December 2019

Can experience be a hindrance in making security decisions?

Some interesting insight from the Harvard Business Review’s January 2020 IdeaWatch section: A study looked at how people react to information which indicates that a…

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Are passwords really the best we can do?

So by now, you have seen the news stories about the doofus hackers who are breaking into Ring cameras and scaring kids. And it turns…

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Just how effective are Russian political social media ops?

There has been a lot of discussion (and hand wringing) over what seem to be concerted Russian “influence operations” aimed at US politics. Our Russian…

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Juice Jacking – meh!

Lately, I have been seeing a number of posts and articles warning us all not to use publicly available USB charging points due to the…

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Resource: AWS Security RampUp Guide

It seems like Amazon Web Services (AWS) is on every employer’s most wanted skills list. As more organizations make the decision to replace or augment…

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Snail mail hacking

Some of the most effective hacks don’t require the attacker to touch your computer. This article from Flashpoint provides some insight into how criminals are…

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