A seat at the table – Security Economics
As I walked up to Durant’s I did a double take. The guy leaving looked very familiar but I couldn’t recall where I had seen him before. I made my way to the back of the restaurant wher…| Security Economics
As I walked up to Durant’s I did a double take. The guy leaving looked very familiar but I couldn’t recall where I had seen him before. I made my way to the back of the restaurant wher…| Security Economics
I’ve been thinking about my own death more and more lately. If you look at old art you will often see scenes with a person holding and contemplating a skull. Momento mori. The Latin phrase &#…| Security Economics
Our Defense Industrial Base (DIB) faces continual attacks that harm our national defense. As such, we need real security to protect the information we spend so much on. We need security that won…| Security Economics
I was working in my home office the other day when I heard the beeping of a car. It sounded like it was in my driveway. The beeping continued. Annoyed, I ambled to the front door and opened it to s…| Security Economics
I was pretty excited as I drove onto the sprawling and meticulously landscaped campus. I was heading to a meeting with the Undercover CISO. The UC had always been a curmudgeon and a pain to deal wi…| Security Economics
Back in my days as a cybersecurity consultant, I did a lot of cyber maturity assessments for large organizations. We would analyze written security policies and processes and determine how “m…| Security Economics
I was just settling in for a busy day at the office when I saw the incoming call from the Undercover CISO. “Hi UC, have any fun hacks lately?” I braced for his normal abrasive and surly…| Security Economics
Google’s announcement that it would be buying security firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion made some waves in the security world this week. Google paid a hefty 57% premium over Mandiant’s Fe…| Security Economics
I was just settling back to work after a nice holiday vacation when my phone rang. It was the Undercover CISO. “Happy New Year, UC!” Of course, he was in his usual foul mood. “Hap…| Security Economics
There is a buzz around the DoD’s reported review of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. It is unclear what (if anything) may be changed going forward. The outspoken…| Security Economics
In 1995, Netscape became one of the first Internet-era companies to go public with no earnings. In one of the most successful IPOs up to that time, Netscape had a day-one market valuation of $2.9 b…| Security Economics
