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SCADA: The Power Grid Saga

Ariel — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:34:39 +0000

SCADA: The Power Grid Saga In an excellent report published today in the USA Today, Steve Reilly wel-researched work gives examples of just how big the risk from unsecured SCADA devices is. Attacks As I wrote in 2009, in my article ‘The Biggest Hole of It All‘, our infrastructure, that is to say the foundations […]

Thoughts about NATO and RUSSIA

Ariel — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 03:52:35 +0000

Today’s blog is about what must be the single most disconcerting events of the last year. In continuation of the Putin vs. Stoltenberg, it was announced today that NATO bolsters Eastern Europe against Russia Before we begin, and for the record: I do not particularly like Putin. Happening to know more about his past than the […]

The US President’s Proposal for Cyber Security Information Sharing Legislation

Ariel — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:50:15 +0000

Yesterday’s blog entry talked about the US President’s call for legislation to enable more sharing between Private industry and the Government of certain Cybersecurity events. Today’s entry will analyze the proposal and attempt to clarify some of the language. The original text below is taken from the Whitehouse.gov website. CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHARING LEGISLATION Sec. […]

US President Obama calls for stronger Cyber Security laws

Ariel — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:55:53 +0000

Today, US President Obama called for stronger Cyber Security laws. It is interesting to note that theme used today emphasizes an action I called for in my paper (and later blog entry) ‘A Strategy To Secure The Federal Cyberspace‘ … back in 2009. The call by the President stated: …Yet, there are core challenges that […]

The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency – Part XIII – Additional Reading

Ariel — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:22:03 +0000

This entry is part of a wonderful series, Microsoft Cloud Transparency» Thank you for coming back for Part XIII of The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency Using the Cloud Security Alliance’s Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR) Part XIII – Additional Reading Cloud Security Alliance […]

The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency – Part XII – Summary

Ariel — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:15:41 +0000

This entry is part of a wonderful series, Microsoft Cloud Transparency» Thank you for coming back for the exciting Part XII of The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency Using the Cloud Security Alliance’s Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR) Part XII – Summary The decision about […]

The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency – Part XI

Ariel — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:09:01 +0000

This entry is part of a wonderful series, Microsoft Cloud Transparency» Thank you for coming back for the exciting Part XI of The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency Using the Cloud Security Alliance’s Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR) Part XI – Specific examples of Microsoft adoption […]

The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency – Part X

Ariel — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:02:32 +0000

This entry is part of a wonderful series, Microsoft Cloud Transparency» Thank you for coming back for the exciting Part X of The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency Using the Cloud Security Alliance’s Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR) Part X – Specific examples of Microsoft adoption […]

The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency – Part IX

Ariel — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:46:29 +0000

This entry is part of a wonderful series, Microsoft Cloud Transparency» Thank you for coming back for the exciting Part IX of The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency Using the Cloud Security Alliance’s Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR) Part IX – Specific examples of Microsoft […]

The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency – Part VIII

Ariel — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:40:20 +0000

This entry is part of a wonderful series, Microsoft Cloud Transparency» Thank you for coming back for the exciting Part VIII of The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency The Microsoft approach to cloud transparency Using the Cloud Security Alliance’s Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR) Part VIII – Aligning to STAR When mitigating […]