STEPS FORWARD: Math geniuses strive to make a pivotal advance — by obfuscating software code
Most of time we take for granted the degree to which fundamental components of civilization are steeped in mathematics.Everything from science and engineering to poetry and music rely on numeric calculations. Albert Einstein once observed that “pure mathematics is, … (more…) ... Read More
SHARED INTEL: Coming soon — ‘passwordless authentication’ as a de facto security practice
As a tradeoff for enjoying our digital lives, we’ve learned to live with password overload and even tolerate two-factor authentication.But now, at long last, we’re on the brink of eliminating passwords altogether, once and for all.Related: CEOs quit … (more…) ... Read More
MY TAKE: Why companies and consumers must collaborate to stop the plundering of IoT systems
The Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long, long way since precocious students at Carnegie Melon University installed micro-switches inside of a Coca-Cola vending machine so they could remotely check on the temperature and availability of their favorite beverages.… (more…) ... Read More
GUEST ESSAY: ‘CyberXchange’ presents a much-needed platform for cybersecurity purchases
There is no shortage of innovative cybersecurity tools and services that can help companies do a much better job of defending their networks.Related: Welcome to the CyberXchange MarketplaceIn the U.S. alone, in fact, there are more than 5,000 … (more…) ... Read More
MY TAKE: How ‘credential stuffing’ is being deployed to influence elections, steal Covid-19 relief
What do wildfires and credential stuffing have in common?Related: Automated attacks leverage big dataFor several years now, both have flared up and caused harm at the fringes of population centers and our digital economy. And, now, in 2020, … (more…) ... Read More
MY TAKE: Lessons learned from the summer of script kiddies hacking Twitter, TikTok
Graham Ivan Clark, Onel de Guzman and Michael Calce. These three names will go down in the history of internet commerce, right alongside Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos.Related: How ‘Zero Trust’ is compatible with agile computingWe’re … (more…) ... Read More
NEW TECH: Trend Micro flattens cyber risks — from software development to deployment
Long before this awful pandemic hit us, cloud migration had attained strong momentum in the corporate sector. As Covid19 rages on, thousands of large to mid-sized enterprises are now slamming pedal to the metal on projects to switch over to … (more…) ... Read More
GUEST ESSAY: Skeptical about buying life insurance online? Here’s how to do it — securely
Purchasing life insurance once meant going to an insurer’s office or booking an appointment with an insurance agent. Then, in most cases, you’d have to undergo a medical examination and wait a few weeks to get approved and complete the … (more…) ... Read More
NEW TECH: A better way to secure agile software — integrate app scanning, pen testing into WAF
The amazing array of digital services we so blithely access on our smartphones wouldn’t exist without agile software development.Related: ‘Business logic’ hacks on the riseConsider that we began this century relying on the legacy “waterfall” software development process. … (more…) ... Read More
MY TAKE: Even Google CEO Sundar Pichai agrees that it is imperative to embed ethics into AI
It took a global pandemic and the death of George Floyd to put deep-seated social inequities, especially systemic racism, front and center for intense public debate.Related: Will ‘blockchain’ lead to more equitable wealth distribution?We may or may not … (more…) ... Read More
