General security

DDoS Attacks 101

Cybercrime is expected to cost businesses over $8 trillion over the next three years, according to the findings of a study by Juniper Research. But while lar

How to protect files with canary tokens

We are living in a world where terms such as data breach, vulnerability and cyberattack have been headlines. The number of vulnerabilities doesn't stop growi

OODA and Cybersecurity

The OODA Loop U.S. Air Force Colonel John Boyd created the concept of the OODA loop to aid in the development of military strategy. By rapidly observing and

Exploring Commonly-Used Yet Vulnerable Components

Introduction In this article, we will explore some technologies that are commonly used today despite being known to be vulnerable. We’ll discuss why these te

How Organizations Can Benefit If the CISO Is an Attorney

The idea of having a CISO with a legal degree came to me some years back, while I worked as a travelling security consultant. I lost count of the times that

Hiding malware in certificates

Late last year, Sophos published a blog post describing a new tactic in the arms race between hackers trying to sneak malicious content past anti-malware and

The Next Behavioral Biometric – Signature Recognition [Updated 2019]

Overview of the Last Article Read the How to Use Biometrics in Logical Access Entry now! When compared to the Physical-based Biometrics, there are only two B

Teredo tunneling

In this article we will learn about a transition technology in networking known as Teredo tunneling. There are various transition technologies already in p

A Post-Compliant World? Part 3

The second piece of this series considered current difficulties of ongoing infosec assurance efforts. Now let’s now turn to how things could look in the near

A Post-Compliant World? – Part 2

Introduction Do we still have infosec compliance? Is the concept of upholding data and computer security outmoded? I showed in my previous piece how early at