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Why We Should Score Data Breaches

Why We Should Score Data Breaches

Contrast's CTO and Co-Founder, Jeff Williams, was interviewed by Forbes Magazine at Black Hat USA 2016 earlier this..

Peiter Zatko's (Mudge) Cyber Independent Testing Lab methods.... just another flash in the pan?

Last week, The Intercept published an article (A Famed Hacker is Grading Thousands of Programs – and May Revolutionize..

"The DCCC Hacked:  SQL Injection?  Come on."

Jeff's comments here are a follow-up to his blog post "International hacks, politics and knee-jerk cybersecurity.....

International hacks, politics and knee-jerk cybersecurity - never a good mix

The FBI is now leading an investigation into a hack into the Democratic National Committee. This is the first..

Hacked... Because of an Insecure Library

Hacked... Because of an Insecure Library

This morning, ZDNet’s Zack Whittaker reported a hacker has targeted the official forum for the mobile game Clash of..

Point of View: Congress Ironically Hacks CISA into "Must Pass" Omnibus Spending Bill -- Destroys Privacy

The most recent omnibus spending bill now includes the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.  This bill..

Point of View: Potential security issues with vehicle to vehicle connected cars

Point of View: Potential security issues with vehicle to vehicle connected cars

The fundamental problem is that the industry hasn’t created a thorough (and openly available) threat model that..

Point of View: $100MM cost of hacking

Many people think wires are the most secure way to send large sums of money. I’ve seen how many of these wires get..

Point of View: Delta flight and airline cybersecurity

Point of View: Delta flight and airline cybersecurity

This is always the tradeoff…   How do we balance the risk of providing some new, cool, useful feature against the risks..