Stuck in Traffic – Apps and Secrets

Encrypting the password for decrypting the secret key that’s unencrypting the API. Keeping secrets in applications is hard, especially in android apps.

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The tug-of-war between point solutions and holistic approaches, between quick wins and sustainable programs, between tactical and strategic. In other word, a brief recap of the easy and of the hard.

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There is the area we are concerned about protecting. There is the area criminals profit from compromising. The action lies at the center of the Venn. A good defense raises the criminal’s costs and/or cuts their profits, disproportionately to our costs to implement and maintain. Want an example? Take blocking IP scanners.

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Take-aways from a weekend watching the FIRST Robotics Competition, and what security teams can learn from the 4-H MooBotics (@FRC5926) rookies. Coordination and collaboration trumps technology.

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Optimizing workflow for security operations centers. One thing at a time.

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There must be a million ways to stop ransomeware. But, which way stops which part? And where should we focus?

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The largest number you can make with three digits: 999 or 9^9^9? And how much time would you spend to convince others of the right answer? Let’s take this as a parable on communicating IT security. Right is less about the quantity of correct answers you give, and more about the quality of the improvements you make.

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Alert fatigue: what is it, what leads to it, and what are possible solutions for it? Like, maybe, an alert nap.

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A new malware campaign hits Android and illustrates the need for mobile device management.

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When you go to secure areas beyond traditional IT, you need a special set of skills.

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