2013-06-25 archive

What is an “attack surface”?

Philosophy of Security, part 7 – Risk Management – What is  and “attack surface”? In part 6 we have discussed threats and vulnerabilities, their relationship with each other and with overall idea of risk. This post is a small side trip to explore a related concept. There is  a related concept, that is often used …

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Risk Management – Threats and Vulnerabilities

Philosophy of Security, part 6 – Risk Management – Risks: Threats and Vulnerabilities In previous part, Part 5 of this series we discussed the general approaches to Risk Management. In this part I wish to take a closer look at the heart, and technically, the most difficult part of the process – Risk Analysis – …

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