Bruce Schneier. I’m a fan.
He’s written (what I think is) a very insightful essay about the feeling vs the reality of security.
There is considerable value in separating out the two concepts: in explaining how the two are different, and understanding when we’re referring to one and when the other. There is value as well in recognizing when the two converge, understanding why they diverge, and knowing how they can be made to converge again.
Just so you know, the ransomware trojan encryption may have been defeated. Check here for details…
Over at Sunbelt, there’s a report of a new (at least to me) take on malware, ransomware. Continue reading
A few years ago, my identity was dopplegangered and used to purchase almost $10,000 worth of goods, none of which I ever saw personally. Unfortunately, this happened twice, once with each of two separate credit cards. Since then, I’ve made a conscious effort to protect myself… Continue reading
This is damn good advice…