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Cybersecurity In & Of Canada
Rumours swirl ahead of a new Canadian federal budget. Will they address cybersecurity?
Passwords, Educating Users, and the Communal Good
Security awareness is next to useless. Educate users instead
Python Extension Modules in Aws Lambda
AWS Lambda is a fantastic way to connect various distinct pieces in the cloud. Python is an easily accessible language that makes that work simple. But pulling in 3rd party code can be tricky. This post explains how to package 3rd party modules so you can use them in AWS Lambda.
Workflow, Passwords, and More
Passwords are a horrible solution to the challenge of authentication. But they're the "best" we have for now...right?
DevOps Overload
DevOps is the "new hotness" but what does it really mean to development, operations, and security?
Voice Interfaces
Voice is going to play a huge role in the future. What are the security and privacy challenges?
Blockchain For Identities
Does blockchain finally bring the transparency and accountability needed for an internet scale identity provider?
Risk Assessments & The Risk Of No Data
Good data drives good decisions. This is a major problem in cybersecurity where the data simply isn't available or accurate.
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Games Hack
Cyberattacks happen all of the time. The critical angle to evaluate is their impact. Did the attack breach critical systems? Access personal information?
Perspectives
There is always new threat to worry about in cybersecurity. Keeping perspective about the likelihood of that threat being an actual issue is critical.
Restart
Keeping a personal website up to date is always tricky. The technical pieces are simple, it's be satisfied with the design and making the commitment to focus on the site when there is a ton of other, maybe more interesting work to be done. Needless to say, this is my restarting this site!