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Newsletter & Recommendations

Newsletter & Recommendations

Recently I’ve noticed that I prefer to receive updates from my favorite blogs in email. If you feel similarly I’ve signed up with Mailchimp to deliver my posts via email. Of cou...

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China Hijacking the Internet

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Exactis Breach

Exactis Breach

I recently learned about a new Exactis data breach. No passwords were compromised, but much of the information that would be used in a social engineering or phishing campaign wa...

What I Track

What I Track

I’ve recently added basic Google Analytics tracking to this site. This is just to give me a sense of how many people are looking at my site and to understand what articles and t...

What I’m Thinking About May

What I’m Thinking About May

Safety, Security, and Privacy Safety, Security, and Privacy continue to be merged together as IoT increases its reach into new devices. IoT devices are being develope with littl...

What I’m Thinking About March

What I’m Thinking About March

Lots of lost certificates 23,000 HTTPS certificates axed after CEO emails private keys | Ars Technica The email was sent on Tuesday by the CEO of Trustico, a UK-based reseller o...

Building a Collaborative & Social Application Security Program

Building a Collaborative & Social Application Security Program

It’s no secret that more and more companies are jumping on the Bug Bounty Program band wagon, and for good reason, there is a lot of value to be had there. However, rolling out ...

Lazy Days in the Cloud

Lazy Days in the Cloud

The cloud brings scalability, reliability and security features that allow companies of all sizes to run their online business efficiently. These powerful capabilities often bri...

Digital Currencies

Digital Currencies

I recently got interested in Digital Currencies, such as Bitcoin and others and decided to start learning about what they were, why they’re interesting, and how to invest. There...

Why You Should Have Trust Issues with Pokemon Go, and Every Other App on Your Phone

Why You Should Have Trust Issues with Pokemon Go, and Every Other App on Your Phone

Viral Game Highlights Calls Attention to Timeless Security Debate I want to run into traffic, fall into a pond, catch Pokémon while my wife is in labor, and find ...