Dissonance is bad for business
In music, dissonance is sound quality which seems “unstable”, and has an aural “need” to “resolve” to a “stable” consonance. Leading up to the Al Quaeda attack on the US in 9/11, the FBI investigated, the CIA analyzed but no one bothered to discuss the impact of Saudis learning to fly but not land airplanes. […]
Information security best practices workshops
Every Thursday at 14:00 GMT we host a best practice security workshop online for business professionals, vendors and consultants. There is a short high-quality presentation and we share knowledge gained in the trenches. It’s 20 minutes, it’s free and it’s always a lot of fun. Register Here you will receive a confirmation email with a […]
Research shows that software defects are a key factor in data theft
A recent article on Internet Evolution , written by Gideon Lenkey quotes the SANS Institute: “application software is a major vulnerability for enterprises“. The root cause of application security vulnerabilities is bugs (usually design bugs but often implementation defects). A research study performed in 2007, analyzed over 180 data theft events. The empirical data shows […]
