How much of your security control environment has been driven by, basically, “it seemed like there was a gap” or, “it seemed like a good idea” instead of being traceably linked to real business requirements? Now, how many of those controls are the same ones that the user community complains the most about? Hmmm….any correlation? […]
Avoiding being n-trouble thanks to tomorrow’s security frameworks
Back in the day when I was a wet-behind-the-ears CS student with a 14.4K modem and a NeXTcube on my desk (yes, I was very lucky, and it was a helluva upgrade from my previous Zenith Z-183 laptop), I discovered the pbmplus library. I actually don’t remember why I needed it, but it was the […]
Is it worth it?
I was recently asked when I was talking to someone about the newsletter you hear about most days whether it was really worth it or not. The reality is that I can’t answer that question for you. You have to make your own value calculation, and then you have to decide if about $3/day is […]
