Unfortunately, we don’t yet have technology that can prevent a storm of the magnitude of Hurricane Harvey from devastating our cities and towns. But it can help in the response, and even provide valuable information for citizens trying to survive a catastrophic event.
Publications
Shrimping Out in Life: Tips for Approaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
If Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) teaches you anything, it’s how out-of-shape you are. After every class, I feel like a tub of butter poured on a bed of uncooked cookie dough. It’s supposedly part of the transformation efforts that takes place as you gain the endurance and prerequisite muscle needed to complete classes. After class, I … Continue reading Shrimping Out in Life: Tips for Approaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
New cybersecurity guidance broadens to embrace the Internet of Things
The latest revision of NIST’s catalog of security and privacy controls (SP800-53) addresses the challenges to both the public and private sectors of an increasingly interconnected information infrastructure that includes industrial control systems and the Internet of Things.
Review: Fighting Java Exploits with Just in Time Compiling
The Waratek Application Security Platform relies on just-in-time compiling and focuses exclusively on one of the biggest security risks within most organizations: applications running Java. Find out how the new technology worked in CSO magazine.
NextGov: Reviewing The Blackberry KEYone Secure Smartphone
It’s clear that BlackBerry is attempting to recapture some of it’s past glory with the KEYone, while also addressing their historical shortcomings. I was able to spend some time evaluating it for government suitability.
SecBI: Traffic Monitoring Without Network Taps
SecBI has fielded new software that aims to eliminate the burden of processing billions of traffic logs per month manually, and they did it without using any network taps. Come to CSO Magazine to find out how SecBI solved this tricky problem in an exclusive review of the new product.
Shrimping Out of Life: Starting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
The night before my son was released from the hospital, I dropped by and signed-up for a three-day tryout. I was hooked after my first class.
Dedicated public safety network faces significant challenges
A contract has been awarded for a multi-billion dollar dedicated public safety network, which is supposed to be up and running within five years. But coverage, reliability and security remain challenges for the ambitious project.
CSO Magazine Begins Cybersecurity Summer Reviews Blitz
CSO Magazine is turning up the heat on cybersecurity, diving into reviews of the latest cyber defenses in critical categories as part of a summer reviews blitz. Find out how the latest products in deception, microsegmentation, network traffic analysis and others stack up.
CSO Magazine: Going A Round With Malware That Goes Around
A new type of environmentally aware malware knows how to look for key indicators to prove that its running inside a sandbox. The Minerva tool we tested for CSO Magazine actually feeds it those prompts, tricking the malware to sleep or kill itself.