Shostack + Friends Blog Archive

 

Boyd Video: Patterns of Conflict

John Boyd’s ideas have had a deep impact on the world. He created the concept of the OODA Loop, and talked about the importance of speed (“getting inside your opponent’s loop”) and orientation, and how we determine what’s important. A lot of people who know about the work of John Boyd also know that he […]

 

The New Cyber Agency Will Likely Cyber Fail

The Washington Post reports that there will be a “New agency to sniff out threats in cyberspace.” This is my first analysis of what’s been made public. Details are not fully released, but there are some obvious problems, which include: “The quality of the threat analysis will depend on a steady stream of data from […]

 

What CSOs can Learn from Pete Carroll

If you listen to the security echo chamber, after an embarrassing failure like a data breach, you lose your job, right? Let’s look at Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll, who made what the home town paper called the “Worst Play Call Ever.” With less than a minute to go in the Superbowl, and the game hanging […]

 

An Infosec lesson from the "Worst Play Call Ever"

It didn’t take long for the Seahawk’s game-losing pass to get a label. But as Ed Felten explains, there’s actually some logic to it, and one of his commenters (Chris) points out that Marshawn Lynch scored in only one of his 5 runs from the one yard line this season. So, perhaps in a game […]