In my previous blog post, I discussed some key takeaways that I got from the talks I attended in the recently concluded RSA 2013 in San Francisco, California. This time around, I want to share in length, some of these noteworthy sessions.
Innovation Sandbox
Innovation Sandbox was a packed session that Hugh Thompson ran quite deftly. Ten startups were selected and given three minutes to explain their technology, followed by a two-minute question-and-answer session, with questions coming from the judging panel, ...
Just like other businessmen, scammers operate using certain business models. In my previous post, I wrote about the typical scammer, their trust model, and the strategies they use to get, hold, and sustain customers. In this post, we’ll look at their business model, and how users can avoid their schemes.
Scammers Business Model
While scammers typically don’t use a formalized business model, we can easily determine how these guys operate. This model is similar to traditional business models in that it focuses ...
In my last blog post, I covered several topics around how cybercriminals use your stolen information and why these criminals want your information. That entry, along with this entry, is part of a blog series intended to cover the expanding economies in relation to cybercrime, as well as some facts and recommendations to help safeguard your data against information theft.
In the first part of the two-part intelligence brief series, I will tackle the existing "trust model" in the underground cybercrime ...
Recently, ISACA surveyed more than 1,500 infosec professionals as part of their 2012 Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Awareness Study. The findings are an interesting mix of the good and the bad.
The ISACA survey results indicate that a majority of professionals are familiar or strongly familiar with APTs, with almost all (96.2%) being at least "somewhat" familiar. This means that at the very least, APTs are already "on the radar" of security professionals and are a known risk.
Many professionals believe that ...
For those concerned about their privacy, last week was an important one. January 28th was Data Privacy Day, with many organizations releasing transparency reports that highlighted how and with whom user information is being shared. For example, both Google and Twitter made public their transparency reports, highlighting how they responded to official requests for user information. These reports indicate which governments have been requesting data from these sites, how often these requests are made, and how often any data is ...
