New York Times gets Pwned, Responds all New School
by adam on January 31, 2013
So there’s a New York Times front page story on how “Hackers in China Attacked The Times for Last 4 Months.” I just listened to the NPR story with Nicole Perlroth, who closed out saying: “Of course, no company wants (…)
Breach Analysis: Data Source biases
by adam on January 30, 2013
Bob Rudis has an fascinating and important post “Once More Into The [PRC Aggregated] Breaches.” In it, he delves into the various data sources that the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is tracking. In doing so, he makes a strong case that (…)
“Cyber” Insurance and an Opportunity
by adam on January 22, 2013
There’s a fascinating article on PropertyCasualty360 “ As Cyber Coverage Soars, Opportunity Clicks” (thanks to Jake Kouns and Chris Walsh for the pointer). I don’t have a huge amount to add, but wanted to draw attention to some excerpts that (…)
“The Phoenix Project” may be uncomfortable
by adam on January 16, 2013
The Phoenix Project as an important new novel, and it’s worth reading if you work in technology. As I read it, I was awfully uncomfortable with one of the characters, John. John is the information security officer in the company, (…)
On Disclosure of Intrusion Events in a Cyberwar
by adam on January 12, 2013
[This guest article is by thegruq. I've taken the liberty of HTML-ifying it from his original, http://pastie.org/5673568.] On Disclosure of Intrusion Events in a Cyberwar The Nation State’s guide to STFU In a cyberwar (such as the ongoing events on (…)
The High Price of the Silence of Cyberwar
by adam on January 9, 2013
A little ways back, I was arguing [discussing cyberwar] with thegrugq, who said “[Cyberwar] by it’s very nature is defined by acts of espionage, where all sides are motivated to keep incidents secret.” I don’t agree that all sides are (…)
New School Thinking at the European Union
by adam on January 3, 2013
I was pretty excited to see this: An EU official said the aim of the report was to get companies to be more open about cyber attacks and help them fend off such disruption. “We want to change the culture (…)