Category: Cyber Security

Security is a critical issue surrounding the BYOD landscape, but the issues have changed a bit in the past few years as the trend has evolved. A few years ago, discussions tended to center around the fact that BYOD was coming and organizations had to start preparing for it. Now it’s here, and it’s time […]

I wrote a year ago about Social Media and identity theft. In that post, I discussed  information leakage and how bad actors could use that for stealing someone’s identity. There are other off-label uses for social media platforms including business competitive analysis, actual spying, and a place for covert operatives to help secure their assumed […]

The US National Institutes of Standards and Technology recently asked for comments on a new framework for secure software development. Called Mitigating the Risk of Software Vulnerabilities by Adopting a Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) this framework seeks to aid developers by providing a somewhat universal framework for secure software development. What this framework doesn’t […]

What is Thinking in the Security Context? One of the biggest challenges organizations face as they strive to safeguard sensitive information is habituating employees to “thinking in the security context.” This mindset requires workers to be perpetually cognizant that every task they perform, from Internet downloads to paper recycling, has the potential to create corporate […]

Before I begin the main part of this post, I’d like you to do an exercise for me: pause and close your eyes but do not think of green monkeys! Concentrate on anything else, but do not think of green monkeys, alright? Good. One important aspect of developing security policies and security training is shaping […]