Category Archives: Editorial

Cyber Insurance for War

Posted on March 2, 2024 by way0utwest

Is the United States at war in cyberspace with other countries? It’s the claim that a few insurers made when US-based Merck filed a claim after a 2017 cyberattack. The company filed a $700mm-ish claim, and the insurers rejected this … Continue reading →

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Using AI for Security

Posted on March 1, 2024 by way0utwest

AI (Artificial Intelligence) systems and technology has been all over our industry for the past year or so, ever since ChatGPT released the initial public version in late 2022. It seems that there is a lot of hype around the … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Code Review

Posted on February 28, 2024 by way0utwest

The inspiration for this was a piece about the art of the good code review. Throughout my career, I’ve seen code reviews grow and change. From formal meetings to automated notifications and asynchronous discussions to complete lip service to the … Continue reading →

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The Dangers of Not Upgrading

Posted on February 26, 2024 by way0utwest

About ten years ago my sister-in-law broke the screen on her mobile phone. She’d had an older iPhone and when she went to upgrade, none of the upgrade processes worked because her OS was so far behind that they couldn’t … Continue reading →

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