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LinkedIn CISO: The Stories We Tell

As CISO of LinkedIn, Cory Scott understands the importance of matching people to the right team. Instead of looking for specific skills or job titles, he asks people for their personal narratives.

CISO, Hackers

The Merger of Hacking and Disinformation

Hacking and disinformation have merged to become the favored methods of political parties, nations, and individual attackers.

Disinformation

The Wide World of Cryptocurrency Crime

Cryptocurrency crime is expanding beyond ransomware to in-browser mining and nation-state attacks.

Cryptocurrency, Cryptomining

‘Microsoft Was Freaking Out‘: An Oral History of the LØpht, Part 2

As the L0pht hacker group matured new members like Mudge and Dildog joined and the group began publishing security advisories on Microsoft Internet Explorer.

L0pht

Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (Only Secure Ones)

Technology promised to make things better, but we are getting far less than what we were promised. Add security into the mix, and things have gone terribly wrong in the usability department. We need to look at security as a process and consider the impact of all the steps; not be solely focused on individual steps.

CISO, 2 Factor Authentication