Dunning-Kruger, marketing, and why intent!=ability

So we’re midway through cybersecurity awareness month.  Yay!  Are you aware yet?  Good for you. This morning, I came across an article on the marketing-focused publication “adage” (see what they did there?  It’s clever because it’s both...

Sole Equifax worker responsible? Yeah: the CEO

If you haven’t seen it yet, the new theory is that “one security worker” is at fault for the Equifax breach.  Rick Smith, former Equifax CEO and now CEO of “lying facedown in some alley, Inc” testified before congress that,...

Meanwhile in Russia, Kaspersky

It’s funny…  I was meaning to comment on Kaspersky for a while, but I kept putting it off.  I put it off so long that a whole news cycle came around to which the draft I was putting together seems maybe useful again.  And voilà… today’s post...

Equifax: MFA worse than red herring

So I’m a little irritated that I have to even address this one, but it’s come up a few times now in personal interactions so I’m going to tackle it head-on.  Specifically, Equifax, their CISO, and the fact that she has an MFA in music. We all know...

Equifax: Oh, the humanity

So you heard about Equifax, right?  If you’re just waking up and haven’t heard about this yet, please be advised that a category five fecal-maelstrom has moved in and chances are good you are right in the path. Because apparently, Equifax has lost data on...

Peace out, WoSign. Good news for everyone everywhere

So the browser community has spoken, and WoSign is toast.  For the purposes of this blog, I’ve selected the iconic image of Ted “Theodore” Logan (get it, because “woah”) as our mascot for this awesome news. The deal is that now,...