The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

One sliver of the $90 billion, or so, companies are expected to spend this year on cybersecurity products and services is an estimated $85 million they will shell out for encrypted flash drives. A chance meeting – in an elevator, no less – led to Kim veering over to the cybersecurity industry. Related: How DataLocker got its start h.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I paged through weekly reports, presentation slides from status meetings, and general briefings to educate visitors. Management is management, even inside the NSA Reading the documents, I felt as though I were sitting through some of those endless meetings. The meeting presenters try to spice things up. Probably not.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Virtual private networks (VPNs): Secure remote user or branch office access to network resources through encrypted connections to firewalls or server applications. Apply encryption protocols and other security measures to connections between computers. Communication protocols (TCP, HTTPS, etc.):

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Encrypting critical data assets. Boards should have adequate access to cybersecurity expertise, and discussions about cyber-risk management should be given regular and adequate time on board meeting agendas. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. Aligning cyber risk with corporate strategy. Using appropriate access controls.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the moment you’ll meet someone who’s been gamifying infosec for years. Hammond: I tend to explain Capture the Flag is sort of gamified cybersecurity education. Included with that question was an encrypted text file which John downloaded then wrote a simple python script to decrypt it.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the moment you’ll meet someone who’s been gamifying infosec for years. Hammond: I tend to explain Capture the Flag is sort of gamified cybersecurity education. Included with that question was an encrypted text file which John downloaded then wrote a simple python script to decrypt it.

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