My Writing

• Product Management What's It Like to Join a Startup's Executive Team?
  Joining a startup's executive team involves gaining situational awareness by talking with colleagues, board members, and customers to understand the company's real state. The early period also...
• Malware Disambiguate "Zero-Day" Before Considering Countermeasures
  The term "zero-day" can refer to vulnerabilities for which no patch exists, or to malware with no known detection pattern—two distinct threats requiring different countermeasures. Using "zero-day" as...
• Malware The History of Fileless Malware - Looking Beyond the Buzzword
  The term "fileless malware" originated with Code Red worm in 2001 and initially meant malware that remained solely in memory. It evolved to encompass specimens that avoid placing malicious...
• Malware Analysis Joining Minerva Labs to Keep Malware in Check
  Anti-malware products can employ deception-based approaches, such as fooling malware into thinking it's running in an analysis sandbox or simulating infection markers that specimens check to avoid...
• Career Reflections of a Security Professional: Podcast Interview
  A career in information security involves learning from failures, being inspired by others, and developing business and communication skills alongside technical expertise. Professional certifications...
• Social Engineering Misleading Trademark Registration Invoices and Scams
  Misleading trademark registration "invoices" solicit fees for private registry listings that provide little value, while appearing to be official government bills. These schemes have operated for...