CIAAEE+P

Privacy came to the fore last week, at a very interesting ISSA NL event. Where we discussed the prevalent Confidentiality-Integrity-Availability approach (where impacts mandatorily regard the data subject(s), not you the processor, as the data subjects are legally owner of their info …!) and whether those three actually cover privacy aspects sufficiently. Well, we did … Continue reading “CIAAEE+P”

Your tips and categories, please re socmed tool evolution

Just a question to you: To deliver categories for social media tools that I will inventorise for innovation and evolution. Now that Facebook and Whatsapp are going the way of MySpace, and Twitter and Pinterest may be on their heels qua abandonment (?), plus Google+ still being in the dark a bit and WordPress going … Continue reading “Your tips and categories, please re socmed tool evolution”

No me auto

On the quest to maintain autonomy as Freedom, as the driver for privacy. First, a picture: [Oh look, a fig leaf of green, so this isn’t Metropolis at all (…?)] Yes, indeed. I was triggered by the ‘blessings’ that Big Data may deliver in e.g., health care, where Watson-like doctors may deliver more accurate diagnoses … Continue reading “No me auto”

T-Rend Not Found

[How to call this, politically correct..?] Uhm, would anyone have a serious overview of security trends as they unfold this year ..? So far, there’s nothing but a handful of incidents. Or is my memory just insufficient … Anyway, I’d really like to at least have some classification scheme whereby we can bin various news … Continue reading “T-Rend Not Found”

Books, over ebooks

[Once new, new york] Was challenged about the virtues of the old-style paper books over eBooks. Just give you this hint (warning: if you’re one of these victims, you may not be interested). #3 in particular is one which is often overlooked. See, e.g., the first lines of the quote in this piece. There was … Continue reading “Books, over ebooks”

You’re a SCADIoT?

[Just some side street of Straasbourg] [Updated, ? added in title to make it less harsh] A thought crossed my mind, as they do constantly: SCADA is over the hype hill already, qua setting information security as a requirement abstraction. Not yet onto enlightenment, implementation. But still, gefundenes Fressen. And methodologies are available, if one … Continue reading “You’re a SCADIoT?”

Book by Quote: Mintzberg’s Managing

[Or a mess, when addressed too formally] Yet another ‘Book By Quote’ then (An attempt to subjectively summarise a book by the quotes I found worthwhile to mark, to remember. Be aware that the quotes as such, aren’t a real unbiased ‘objective’ summary; most often I heartily advise to read the book yourself..!) So, this … Continue reading “Book by Quote: Mintzberg’s Managing”

Sealing your site

[What a circus. In the background.] ENISA recently announced it wants an upgrade of the ‘reliability’ of web seals. Nice. BUT anything out there will be: Copied and replayed at third party sites, differences being inobservable to the average hooman; Placed without being warranted for the info presented, at / after some point in time. … Continue reading “Sealing your site”

You Own The Future

[From the brewery, towards the future] The second ‘Book By Quote‘ then (An attempt to subjectively summarise a book by the quotes I found worthwhile to mark, to remember. Be aware that the quotes as such, aren’t a real unbiased ‘objective’ summary; most often I heartily advise to read the book yourself..!) So, this time: … Continue reading “You Own The Future”

Mall, where you’re heading?

[Some think this is hideous but it’s fresh, even if it ruined the neighbourhood.] This then, on the future of retail. With an attempt to analyse and predict [You know my opinions on that …] what malls, or shopping centres in general, may look like in, say, five years from now. Let’s first define the … Continue reading “Mall, where you’re heading?”

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