At what point did you begin to recognize that the world is much more complex than you think and that humans are even more complex than that? Eric Butler shows a kind of youthful ignorance that would be admirable if…
Economics and Risk, Incidents, Metrics, Random, Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability Creation vs. Discovery vs. Fix
by Pete Lindstrom •
Michael Janke at Last In, First Out is rightly concerned about the respective run rates of the vulnerability creation process and our ability to fix them individually. He asks the question “Are we creating new vulnerabilities faster than we are…
Highlights
Are We Ready for This?
by Pete Lindstrom •
While this is not surprising, it is certainly unsettling: From the AVG Blog: Here is what we’ve found: 1 – The average age at which a child acquires an online presence courtesy of their parents is at six months, and…
Highlights, Random
Verizon PCI Report: the PCI 80/20 Rule
by Pete Lindstrom •
Today, Verizon released its Verizon 2010 Payment Card Industry Compliance Report which I had the pleasure of working on. One of the most interesting things in my opinion is the PCI 80/20 Rule. The broad results of the report show…
Identity Management, Vulnerability Management
Why Check Point should buy RSA
by Pete Lindstrom •
Well, things have changed from almost 10 years ago, but I was taking a trip down memory lane with the new HP – Arcsight acquisition and came across this. I suppose nowadays perhaps RSA (EMC) should be buying Check Point,…
Economics and Risk, Highlights, Metrics, Random
Announcing: The Month of No Bugs (MONB)!
by Pete Lindstrom •
It is with great excitement and anticipation that I announce the Month of No Bugs (MONB)! This month, I promise NOT to look for any new bugs out there, NOT to artificially elevate my bugs above all others, NOT to…