Simon M

The Cyber Hut

This is the first in a set of blogs focused on high level briefings - typically 5 minute reads, covering design patterns and meta trends relating to security architecture and design.When it comes to cyber security design, there have been numerous ways of attempting to devise the investment profile and ... Read More

I want to talk about the age old trade off between the simplicity of a website or app, versus the level of friction, restriction and inhibition associated with applying security controls. There was always a tendency to split security at the other end of the cool and usable spectrum. If ... Read More

As the first half of 2019 has been and gone, I've taken a quick look at the funding rounds that have taken place so far this year, within the identity and access management space and attempted some coarse grained analysis. The focus is global and the sector definition is quite ... Read More

Many of today's security models spend a lot of time focusing upon network segmentation and authentication. Both of these concepts are critical in building out a baseline defensive security posture. However, there is a major area that is often overlooked, or at least simplified to a level of limited use ... Read More

Today's authentication requirements go way beyond hooking into a database or directory and challenging every user and service for an Id and password. Authentication and the login experience, is the application entry point and can make or break your security posture and end user experience. Authentication is typically associated with ... Read More