Publish Your Threat Models! the Benefits Far Outweigh the Dangers

Threat modeling has long guided software development work, and we consider how Public Threat Models PTM can convey useful security information to others. We list some early adopter precedents, explain the many benefits, address potential objections, and cite regulatory drivers. Internal threat...

Why Full Disclosure Still Matters

When the venerable Full Disclosure security mailing list shut down abruptly last month, many in the security community were surprised. But a lot of people, even those who had been members of the list for a long time, greeted the news with a shrug. Twitter, blogs and other outlets had obviated the...

Vatican magazine says hackers do God's work !

Computer hackers embody classic Christian virtues, a Vatican publication says, and shouldn't be perceived negatively. In their passionate commitment to creating, and their openness to sharing ideas, hackers see their online exploits as "a form of participation in the 'work' of God in creation,"...