Don't spend your time trying to mitigate extreme attacks against your organization. It is often failures in security basics that take down major organizations. Focus on the countless manageable vulnerabilities that you can control and protect against.
Creating a strong Security Advisory Board (SAB) for your organization can be a challenge, but it has the potential to yield a significant reward. In a two-part SecurityWeek article series, I discuss my recent experience assembling an advisory board and explore the various ways to ensure that yours brings value...
When reading the Mueller indictment of the Russian DNC hackers, I was stunned to see just how much visibility the US had into the hackers’ operations. In my recent Security Week article, I examine the hackers’ attempts to obfuscate their activities, and discuss what particular actions led to misattribution failure.
When you’re setting up a managed attribution (MA) system for your specific mission, there are many different factors to consider that will determine your requirements. There is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to covert online operations. Every mission scenario or situation requires its own set-up. It is important to...
In the back of your mind, you probably know that websites are collecting information about you when you go online. Sure, they know where you are and what sites you’re visiting – but have you ever stopped to find out exactly what is being learned about you and by whom?...
There is a great deal of misinformation regarding the dark web, and it can seem very complicated to log on and navigate. This isn’t necessarily true, but there are precautions you must take in order to browse safely. Getting on the dark web can be risky, but can also be...
Listen to full podcast discussing how to use the Tor browser to access dark web sites while protecting you identity, organization, and mission.
The internet is in a state of exponential growth, producing high volumes of content that is available for public scrutiny, whether for social means or, in the case of the intelligence community, for security purposes. In the shadows of our increasingly digital world, the dark web has grown and gained...
In my recent Security Week Article, “The Impending Facial Recognition Singularity,” I discuss how it is more difficult to remain anonymous, both online and off, these days. A major reason is that facial recognition systems are becoming cheaper, better, easier to use, and more widely deployed, while social media platforms...
The idea that firewalls and the perimeter are becoming less important is a growing trend. There is so much opportunity for compromised devices inside the network, including BYOD laptops and phones, that we can’t think of the inside as safe anymore. If the inside is dangerous, then we need to...
