Educational General

“Cyber Security” or “Cybersecurity” ?

“Cybersecurity” and “cyber security” are getting more and more mixed usage lately, so much that they are becoming almost as ambiguous as the term “cloud” was a few years back. The challenge information security executives and professionals are faced with is knowing  ̶  as the title implies  ̶  when and why the term should be […]

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For many still not clear what “cloud” means

There is a very good and detailed article on Wikipedia about what Cloud computing means: Cloud computing, also known as on-demand computing, is a kind of Internet-based computing that provides shared processing resources and data to computers and other devices on-demand. It is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of […]

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Digital clock mathemathics

If you’re like me, you definitely have such a digital clock somewhere in your house, most probably near your bed. Ever wondered what is the maximum number of segments of the clock that are used at a certain hour? And what time is it then? I did… and here is how I count them. I […]

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My article in Security Insider Kompendium: IT Security for small and medium companies

The Compendium and the article are free, you only need to register in order to download Source: Kompendium IT-Sicherheit für den Mittelstand     Article: Zahlt sich kostenlose Sicherheit wirklich aus? Freeware, Open Source und unentgeltliche Cloud-Dienste Malware, Hacking-Attacken, Software-Schwachstellen: Ist es angesichts der ausufernden Bedrohungslandschaft überhaupt möglich, sich mit Security-Tools für lau umfassend abzusichern? In […]

General Security

This is how you know you got a good SEO!

When some chinese spammer gets in touch with you about your domain, you know that they have found you somehow. My guess is that they take LinkedIn as source and they scrape anything in a certain area.   Dear Sir or Madam, We are an agency for registering domain names authorized by Chinese government. Today, […]

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What is Strategic Product Management and why do we need it in the security industry

“Strategic Product Management” is, first of all, a buzz word. A hype, if you want. But that doesn’t mean that you don’t need it. Most technology companies have a product management department that should act as the “voice of the customer” on one side and translating their finding into requirements on the other side. I won’t […]