Series

What is Cybersecurity?

A series of anecdotes and short stories that highlight different aspects of cybersecurity.

What is Cybersecurity? (An anecdote about a JSON Web Token.)
"Is a web app secure just because I use a JWT?" That is a question I had when I first learned about them. Learning is important. I was impressed with how well designed were JWT, OIDC, SAML, and modern Identity Provider (IdP) solutions. The quality of...
May 25, 20211 min read105
What is Cybersecurity? (An anecdote about a doorknob)
Cybersecurity, in its essence, is pretty simple: identify risks and mitigate them. Identifying risks is finding weaknesses that leave you vulnerable. This anecdote will explain what I mean. Replacing a doorknob. I needed to replace a doorknob. We had...
Apr 21, 20212 min read84