Chenxi Wang polishes her 2019 crystal ball
Dr. Chenxi Wang, founder of Rain Capital, shares some of her 2019 cyber security predictions about the cloud, GDPR, blockchain, DevSecOps, privacy, and ICS.
Posted in Application Security
Taylor Armerding
Taylor Armerding is an award-winning journalist who left the declining field of mainstream newspapers in 2011 to write in the explosively expanding field of information security. He has previously written for CSO Online and the Sophos blog Naked Security. When he’s not writing he hikes, bikes, golfs, and plays bluegrass music. Follow him on Twitter @tarmerding2.
Posts by Taylor Armerding:
President’s ‘cybersecurity moonshot’: Transformational or pie in the sky?
Making the internet safe and secure in 10 years isn’t going to be easy, if it’s even possible. And that’s why NSTAC’s new proposal is a cyber security moonshot.
Posted in Application Security
Hard questions raised when a software ‘glitch’ takes down an airliner
The parts and systems on an airplane don’t have to fail in a big way to have big consequences. A flaw in airline software could be a matter of life or death.
Posted in Software Compliance, Quality & Standards
Air gaps in ICS going, going … and so is security
As smart shipping and other network-connected industrial control systems (ICS) grow, the air gap loses value as a barrier against cyber attacks. What’s next?
Posted in Application Security
Both consumers and retailers need to up their cyber security to make holidays happy
We’ve got some Black Friday advice for retailers and shoppers who want to keep everyone’s data safe and secure, for a truly happy holiday season.
Posted in Application Security, Security Training & Awareness
Don’t expect jailed CEOs, but Wyden at least puts consumer privacy on the table
The Consumer Data Protection Act (as outlined in the CDPA draft circulated in early November by Sen. Ron Wyden) might not send CEOs to jail, but it will certainly help protect Americans’ data.
Posted in Software Compliance, Quality & Standards
Threats obvious, but electronic voting systems remain insecure
Election security requires that voters trust the results. But many U.S. electronic voting systems are clearly insecure, and untrustworthy. What are we doing about it?
Posted in Application Security
Rachel Tobac explains how ‘polite paranoia’ can derail social engineering attacks
Rachel Tobac thinks people are the first line of cyber security defense, not the weakest link. She talks about social engineering attacks and how to be “politely paranoid” with us.
Posted in Security Training & Awareness
‘Cyber Pearl Harbor’ unlikely, but critical infrastructure needs a major upgrade | NCSAM at Synopsys
Officials have been warning us for decades that we need to improve critical infrastructure security nationwide to prevent a “cyber Pearl Harbor” attack.
Posted in Application Security
Want to close the software security skills gap? Tanya Janca says start mentoring!
Tanya Janca believes that those who know should teach those who don’t. She discusses mentoring in the software security industry with us.
Posted in Security Training & Awareness
President’s ‘cybersecurity moonshot’: Transformational or pie in the sky?
Making the internet safe and secure in 10 years isn’t going to be easy, if it’s even possible. And that’s why NSTAC’s new proposal is a cyber security moonshot.
Posted in Application Security
Hard questions raised when a software ‘glitch’ takes down an airliner
The parts and systems on an airplane don’t have to fail in a big way to have big consequences. A flaw in airline software could be a matter of life or death.
Posted in Software Compliance, Quality & Standards
Air gaps in ICS going, going … and so is security
As smart shipping and other network-connected industrial control systems (ICS) grow, the air gap loses value as a barrier against cyber attacks. What’s next?
Posted in Application Security
Both consumers and retailers need to up their cyber security to make holidays happy
We’ve got some Black Friday advice for retailers and shoppers who want to keep everyone’s data safe and secure, for a truly happy holiday season.
Posted in Application Security, Security Training & Awareness
Don’t expect jailed CEOs, but Wyden at least puts consumer privacy on the table
The Consumer Data Protection Act (as outlined in the CDPA draft circulated in early November by Sen. Ron Wyden) might not send CEOs to jail, but it will certainly help protect Americans’ data.
Posted in Software Compliance, Quality & Standards
Threats obvious, but electronic voting systems remain insecure
Election security requires that voters trust the results. But many U.S. electronic voting systems are clearly insecure, and untrustworthy. What are we doing about it?
Posted in Application Security
Rachel Tobac explains how ‘polite paranoia’ can derail social engineering attacks
Rachel Tobac thinks people are the first line of cyber security defense, not the weakest link. She talks about social engineering attacks and how to be “politely paranoid” with us.
Posted in Security Training & Awareness
‘Cyber Pearl Harbor’ unlikely, but critical infrastructure needs a major upgrade | NCSAM at Synopsys
Officials have been warning us for decades that we need to improve critical infrastructure security nationwide to prevent a “cyber Pearl Harbor” attack.
Posted in Application Security
Want to close the software security skills gap? Tanya Janca says start mentoring!
Tanya Janca believes that those who know should teach those who don’t. She discusses mentoring in the software security industry with us.
Posted in Security Training & Awareness
