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Encryption is not the terror it’s made out to be
When people buy homes, they expect that the various entries to the home have sufficient security in place. There are locks on the windows, locks on the doors, maybe even a security system. How much trust one puts into the basic security of a home depends on what that one feels a perpetrator might do ...
Homeland Security travel warning incomplete: What about cybersecurity?
Our government doesn’t care about digital freedom, and they’re not doing much about cybersecurity. There is simply no other way to characterize their overall behavior. I found it intriguing when a report came out yesterday that said Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has asked for people traveling during Thanksgiving to be on the lookout for ...
Video message: McAfee thanks Lessig – For the good fight
“Alas, poor Yorick!” The transience of the human condition is a classic tragedy. In modern times, we lament the squandering of freedom and the voices that dare echo freedom’s virtues. Ideas however, are not transient. They can endure, and the biggest idea of all is freedom. Our freedom is worth more than everything else, our ...
America: The state of security and trust
It isn’t a surprise that in the interconnected world we live in, security is a big concern. For all of the security solutions out there, all of the competitive language, a number of questions remain. What is security? What makes a successful security product? The answer is trust. Security is trust, and trust is based ...
Our future depends on a culture of security
Our earthly actions are distinctly human, even when they take place online. We look for those we can trust and we share information based on that perception. Hardly a surprise, given the fact that we create this world of technology and we interact with it in ways that we are wired to interact with the world ...
John McAfee on his presidency trail: A chance for greatness
For much of my career, I have focused on blazing a path and pursing greatness. This is a big reason why people start companies. Over the years, I have launched, bought, and sold companies that were out there to make a difference – in several different fields. That is not unlike the stories of many ...
Hack Anarchy: Time for a Hail Mary
Let’s take a look at our current cyber security situation: HACK ANARCHY Four of the most devastating hacks of the past couple of months – the hacks of Adult FriendFinder (AFF), Cougar Life, Established Men (FriendFinder Networks Inc.) and Ashley Madison (Avid Life Media Inc.) – are hacks that are not financially motivated but designed to embarrass, disrupt ...