By Anup Ghosh Editor’s note: As an advisor to Invincea I closely track not only their capabilities but the context they provide the community. Anup Ghosh, CEO of Invincea published well reasoned context on the Sony Hack at the Invincea blog, it is reposted below for your consideration. – bg L...
By Bob Gourley The book The Cyber Threat was written to provide business and government executives insight into the nature of the dynamic adversaries attacking our networks. Understanding the Cyber Threat is critical to preparing your defenses prior to attack and also instrumental in mounting a de...
By Bob Gourley On 25 November NSA announced the release of an new technology called Niagarafiles or NiFi that enterprises can use to automate data flows among multiple computer networks. Here is their press release: NSA Releases First in Series of Software Products to Open Source Community New tech...
By Shannon Perry Reflecting the increasing attention paid to information security by many Americans, Pew Research recently conducted a large study, “Net Threats”, to identify important trends among technology experts’ opinions and predictions regarding the future of digital security. The study...
By Shannon Perry Reddit, the user-run social media/news website, regularly hosts “IAmA” sessions (Q&A discussions beginning with “I am a ______. Ask me anything.”) Politicians, actors, activists, journalists, athletes, and professionals of all sorts host the sessions to connect with a...
By Shannon Perry Fight for the Future, a nonprofit that advocates for digital rights and Internet freedom, is spearheading an anti- National Security Agency protest on June 5th to Reset the Net. Marking the one-year anniversary of the first Edward Snowden report on the NSA, the protest seeks to erad...
By ShannonPerry Edward Snowden. WikiLeaks. The National Security Agency. Media around the world has targeted the NSA for years now, and nearly all of the coverage has been negative. Newspapers and headlines tout data monitoring and privacy violations as the American manifestation of a surveillance-s...
By SeanLawson Today, the United States Department of Justice indicted five Chinese military officers related to alleged cyber espionage against U.S. companies. At the same time, John T. Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, sent a letter to President Obama arguing that NSA efforts to undermin...