Archive for the “science” category
Usable Security: Timing of Information?
by adam on December 10, 2012
As I’ve read Kahneman’s “Thinking, Fast and Slow,” I’ve been thinking a lot about “what you see is all there is” and the difference between someone’s state of mind when they’re trying to decide on an action, and once they’ve (…)
The Evolution of Information Security
by adam on July 9, 2012
A little while back, a colleague at the NSA reached out to me for an article for their “Next Wave” journal, with a special topic of the science of information security. I’m pleased with the way the article and the (…)
Active Defense: Show me the Money!
by adam on June 21, 2012
Over the last few days, there’s been a lot of folks in my twitter feed talking about “active defense.” Since I can’t compress this into 140 characters, I wanted to comment quickly: show me the money. And if you can’t (…)
Feynman on Cargo Cult Science
by adam on June 11, 2012
On Twitter, Phil Venables said “More new school thinking from the Feynman archives. Listen to this while thinking of InfoSec.” During the Middle Ages there were all kinds of crazy ideas, such as that a piece of rhinoceros horn would (…)