PSTN is a Dead Man Walking

PSTN is a Dead Man Walking

by | Dec 11, 2018 | Consumerization of IT, Information Security

Is the (PSTN) phone system a dead man walking? So in the last day I’ve talked to colleagues one-on-one on Slack, I’ve had meetings with customers using Google Hangouts, talked to some friends and family via WhatsApp — and I’ve had several junk calls come into my...
FortMesa Mission

FortMesa Mission

by | Sep 25, 2018 | Information Security

The last two years I’ve been intently focused launching FortMesa to solve what I think is a civilization-level risk: Cyber Security. I’ve got plenty of product messaging out there, but some people have asked me to talk more specifically about the mission....

Feds love SMS

by | Jan 26, 2018 | Information Security

Today I learned NIST no longer admits cell phone SMS authentication is horribly insecure. NIST SP800-63B Published June 2017 refutes earlier guidance to avoid SMS authentication because security. #fedslovesms Tweets
The Year of Threat

The Year of Threat

by | Dec 14, 2017 | Uncategorized

I am officially declaring 2017 the year of threat. Following years of rhetoric about state-based attacks and who is at fault for what major system compromise the public seems to finally have come to grips with a few indisputable notes us security pros have been...