Tag: Shakacon

  • Security Software: Holding the Vault Door Open for Criminals

    Security Software: Holding the Vault Door Open for Criminals

    I have been consistently tracking a fun metric around vulnerabilities since March 19, 2024. Before that I would occasionally mention it during talks or chat, but I don’t think I formally blogged about it before this and didn’t track the exact number. So here we are to discuss the prevalence of vulnerabilities in security software,…

  • 112 Years of Vulnerabilities: How did we get here, knowing what we know?

    I gave a presentation on computer vulnerability history at BSides Delaware in November, 2013. Shortly after, I gave the presentation a couple times at Westchester Community College and the University of Pennsylvania, along with a brief version for the Invisible Harms conference at UPenn. The linked version below is the revised copy after my initial…