Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Gets Boost From Research At Georgetown University: Dr. Eric Burger of Georgetown University provides insightful views on what is happening in the CTI arena, areas of research his team is conducting, and challenges still facing CTI adoption and standards support in this recent interview with ActiveCyber. I recently trekked down to […]

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHU APL) hosted a “Community Day” October 5th to highlight some of the research conducted on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS – Dr. Peter Fonash) and the National Security Agency (NSA – Mike Herring) on “Integrated Adaptive Cyber Defense” or IACD. Wende Peters of JHU APL, […]

Lessons learned: Former DHS CIO discusses challenges facing today’s government CIOs and CISOs and offers advice on proactive measures to combat cyber threats in this recent interview with ActiveCyber. I was delighted to sit down with Richard Spires recently to discuss his views on cybersecurity, how the recent OPM breach has changed things for government […]

Security Process Automation

Proactive with a Personal Touch I was talking with a friend lately about proactive security. She mentioned a “proactive” practice she employed several years ago as a staff member of the security department of a large local bank when new system administrators were brought on board. The bank’s CISO had identified several security best practices […]

Voice Recognition Security ID

Wanted: Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication The not-so-recent OPM data breach has resulted in some critical repercussions, not the least of which is the exposure of millions of government employees and contractors to identity theft. The breach has raised the ire of Congress with numerous hearings about what happened, why it happened, and what are “you” going to […]

Have you been wondering about what makes systems trustworthy and how to manage risk? We recently interviewed Dr. Ron Ross about the NIST Risk Management Framework, active cyber defense, and some of the other innovative projects that NIST is currently leading in the areas of cybersecurity. Dr. Ross is a long-time leader and visionary in the area […]

Speaker at Cyber Defence Conference

It’s already the summer of 2015 and I have been remiss not mentioning several events in 2015 that highlight active cyber defenses. But first, I would like to announce the publication of my ACD guide: Protecting the Future Enterprise: Active Cyber Defense, The Definitive Guide To Next-Gen Cyber Protections. This free ebook is available =here […]

IoT and the future of cyber security

Adept at Adaptation As the go-to-market race to support the Internet of Things (IoT) begins to heat up, malware producers and hackers are already targeting these pervasive devices. Strong warnings are emerging from governments and threat intelligence sources about vulnerabilities in this target-rich environment. It will be imperative for the IoT ecosystem of manufacturers, vendors, integrators, […]