SECURE TARGET: A Critical Lens on Tech, Power, and the People Behind It
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Does JavaScript Pose A Security Risk?
Javascript is a silent threat! I no longer am able to imagine the current structure of the web without JavaScript. This is about online applications in form of traditional websites, otherwise traditional web interfaces won’t be able to handle the applications and web would collapse without JS! That does not mean I am a fan…
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EU GDPR And Businesses
New European Union General Data Protection Regulation affects most US businesses
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Complexity Is the Enemy of Security
The Wrong Perception of sophistication Every generation of engineers falls for the same trap, believing that complexity equals strength. It doesn’t. Complexity is fragility disguised as innovation. It’s the art of building systems that no one can understand, troubleshoot, or defend. The beauty of the most effective securing techniques is in their simplicity, not in…
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GDPR: Primary Actions
GDPR: start from scratch with these primary steps Following steps can be helpful identifying where you are in GDPR Compliance Journey. Consider that as a quick audit towards a more comprehensive gap analysis to understand your current situation: Role identification: Identify whether you are a a data controller, data processor, or both. Identify all data…
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IT System Administration Good Exercises: Event Lookup!
Computer administration is all about how the system and network is running at the moment. What else could be more important than how zeros and ones are really interacting in background? System and Network administration starts and ends with lowest level of these environment. Those place that we barely look are the source of system…
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GDPR In A Glance
A Summary of New European Union General Data Protection Regulation The story of this legislation is to protect the personal data of the EU citizens, including how that data is collected, stored, processed/used, and destroyed once it is no longer needed. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most important change in data…
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Three Reasons To Trust SECURE TARGET
Articles will be revealing in many aspect of information security and information technology in general, but why would you trust SECURE TARGET?
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Why You Keep Going Down the Security Rabbit Hole and Still Aren’t Secure
One of the most frustrating things I have observed throughout my career is the number of organizations that continue spending more money, hiring more security people, deploying more security products, attending more security conferences, obtaining more certifications, and yet somehow remain just as vulnerable as they were years ago. In many cases they are actually…
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Can Security Make Money?
One of the most common misconceptions I see among business leaders is the belief that security is nothing more than a necessary expense, a cost center that exists solely to consume budget, slow projects down, create additional processes, and occasionally tell people what they cannot do. In many organizations, security is viewed the same way…
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Why Environment Constantly Faces Insecurities?
There is no doubt that security is not a project, there is no end and we need to constantly evolve but does it seem to you that you may put more effort you expect? You would sense some doubt about why you are constantly running after fixing issues, but is this the way security works? …