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Are you sure it is the execs?

Posted on May 11, 2021 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Are you sure it is the execs?

Security is all the rage today. Supply Chain attacks, Ransomware, Data Exfiltration, it is all in the news pretty consistently. We as security practitioners have a tough job. We know there is no such thing as being 100% secure so we make our best effort at securing and detecting. We also realize that detection and…

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Over Complicated?

Posted on June 28, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Over Complicated?

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke “Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.” – 7th Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) in Battlefield So which do we have? Talk to people and computers is magic, is technology is both. Those of us that understand computers are wizards, magicians, technological experts. To…

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