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KRACK and the WPA2 Implementation Vulnerabilities – What’s up?

Are you overwhelmed reading the news about the Key Reinstallation AttaCK (KRACK) targeting vulnerabilities on implementations of the WPA2 Wi-Fi encryption scheme? Let’s review some facts to give it pe…

October 18, 2017Software Vulnerability Management

Open Source Risk - Fact or Fiction: Report Shines Light on Risk in the Software Supply Chain

Many of today’s hottest new enterprise technologies are centered around open-source technology. The software industry used to be one where almost every line of code was home grown. Today over half of …

October 18, 2017Software Composition Analysis

Cyber Security Strategy Puts Focus on Prevention and Economic Opportunity

When Australian’s Cyber Security Strategy was launched over a year ago, it set out a bold vision for strengthening cyber defences in order to build trust and enable innovation, growth and prosperity. …

October 13, 2017Software Vulnerability Management

複雑なライセンス・ワークフローとソフトウェア・リクエスト・ワークフローへの対処法

ソフトウェア・リクエスト・プロセスが複雑に入り組んでいたり、別のビジネス・システムから抜け出せなくなったりしていませんか？エンド・ユーザーがセルフサービス・ソフトウェアを使用できるようにすることで得…

October 10, 2017エンタープライズライセンスの最適化

The True Cost of a Data Breach

The numbers are staggering. In 2016 alone, over four billion records have been breached in 4,149 separate cyber security hacks. But companies often leave the door wide open to hackers. The cost and ef…

October 10, 2017Software Composition Analysis

A Letter to a New Software Asset Manager

Dear Software Asset Manager, Sorry to hear that you are troubled. As a fellow Software Asset Manager, I know how vexing your job can be. Vendors are adopting ever more complex software licensing terms…

October 6, 2017Software License Optimization

The IoT Monetization Journey

We recently attended Industry of Things World Berlin and had the pleasure to present there and share thoughts with industry experts. The graphic recording of my session is an excellent summary of the …

October 5, 2017Software Monetization

Software Asset Management – Begin with the End in Mind

You may be familiar with this phrase– “Begin with the End in Mind” if you are a reader of motivational books. This is one of the habits in “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” writt…

September 29, 2017Software License Optimization

Apache Struts2 exploitation: Beyond putting out fires!

The unfolding of the Equifax breach shows that the attack started around two months after the vulnerability was disclosed – and the patch was made available – by the Apache Foundation. That means the vulnerability could have been eliminated with a patch long before the attack. The case exposes a persistent challenge IT and Dev pros face: it takes much longer to mitigate vulnerabilities than it takes hackers to start exploiting them. This is not a…

September 25, 2017Software Vulnerability Management

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