My Writing
- Risk Management Fear vs. Anxiety in Cybersecurity: What We Can Do Fear involves specific threats that can be addressed, while anxiety is a reaction to abstract concerns that's harder to resolve. Much security FUD induces anxiety rather than actionable fear....
- Leadership 4 Reasons Why Computer Users Dread Installing Security Updates Users avoid updates because they require too many clicks, downloads are heavy, finalizing requires reboots, and mechanisms fail for non-privileged users. Google Chrome and Windows Update show better...
- Leadership Limitations of Frameworks in Information Security Security frameworks like ISO 27002 and PCI DSS provide structure, but organizations often adopt them blindly without considering applicability. Companies misinterpret prescriptive standards to suit...
- Malware Free Online Tools for Examining Suspicious PDFs Free online tools automate suspicious PDF analysis without local installation: QuickSand for manual structure exploration, Jsunpack and Wepawet for JavaScript deobfuscation, and Gallus for exploit...
- Risk Management Information Security Implications of the New Tech Bubble
- Privacy Learn the Future of Privacy and Social Interactions from Teens Adults see privacy as controlling what's made public—private by default. Teens think about what to exclude from being public—public by default. Understanding these emerging norms and teenagers'...