Chris Mark published in Computing Security Magazine May 21, 2020
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: computer security, coronavirus, covid19, cybersecurity, data breach, Exploits, PCI DSS, threats, vulnerabilities
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Computing Security magazine recently published an article I wrote on COVID19 and Threats, Vulnerabilities and Exploits.
“The suitability of security strategies is relative to the controls implemented to address risks; therefore, security should be viewed as a function of time and resources. Naturally, there can be no guarantee of security when threats are constantly adapting. Adaptive Threats are caused by something that can change its behaviour in reaction to prevention. As defences improve, threat actors adapt and so this cycle continues.
Adaptive Threats react to take advantages of vulnerabilities which are characteristics of design, location, security posture, operation and they render an asset, system, network, or entity susceptible to disruption, existing even if yet unidentified. An exploit is something that takes advantage of a bug or vulnerability and can be used to gain advantage of a susceptibility in a control. However, not all vulnerabilities are of equal risk or severity.
Furthermore, exploits and vulnerabilities are not mutually independent, and one can only exist without knowledge of the other…”.READ MORE!
How to publish your first Article in a Magazine! April 5, 2020
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: articles, Chris Mark, counter terrorism, data breach, national review, publishing, security, sniper
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As we are all spending time at home, I thought I would publish a quick video on how to write and publish an article. I have published scores of articles and frequently get asked how to identify a topic, research, write and then publish an article. This is about a 40 minute discussion of what has been successful for me! I hope you enjoy! Would love any feedback anyone has!! Here is where you can download the actual preso with narration. Easier to watch. https://globalriskinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/publishing-your-first-article.ppsx
A Perspective on Guns & Killing from “A Marine and his Rifle” (Updated 2020) February 25, 2020
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: call of duty, Chris Mark, Combat, dallas, gun control, Marine Sniper, Newtown Connecticut, On Killing, police, sandy hook, Scout Sniper, video games, War
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“I left the sky in the middle of the night
I hit the deck and I’m ready to fight.
Colt .45 and Kabar by my side
These are the tools that make men die.”
-Infantry Cadence
With the recent political debates raging and ‘gun control’ once again front and center of the Democrat candidate’s platforms, I felt it was appropriate to update and republish for 2020. This post is not a position on gun control rather it is intended give some insight into a side of the issue few outside of specialized jobs probably recognize or acknowledge. That of the human weapon. (more…)
“Satisficing” in 2020!- Choose the Best Available Option. February 25, 2020
Posted by Chris Mark in Politics, Uncategorized.Tags: 2nd amendment, bias, Decision Making, Herbert Simon, Heuristic, politics, Satisficing
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Herbert Simon
As we are well into this 2020 political cycle I thought it prudent to reference an important political (and decision making) concept. In his seminal 1947 work Administrative Behavior the esteemed Political Scientist, Economist and Nobel Prize Laureate Herbert Simon referenced a concept he called Satisficing. The concept was formally put forth in 1965. So what exactly is Satisficing? First it is a portmanteau which combines “satisfy” and “success”. According to Wikipedia Satisficing is: “Satisficing is a decision-making strategy or cognitive heuristic that entails searching through the available alternatives until an acceptability threshold is met.” The term satisficing, is a combination of satisfy and suffice.”
We all Satisfice every day. Consider the last car you bought. (more…)
HR 4036, the “Hack Back Bill”; Understanding Active & Passive Deterrence and the Escalation of Force Continuum. May 24, 2018
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A post on deterrence theory that is applicable to today’s environment and discussion on guns and school security
I wrote this original post several years ago but it seems to be more relevant now. As CNN reports HR4036…”…formerly called the Active Cyber Defense Certainty (ACDC) Act and informally called the hack-back bill – was introduced as an amendment to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) last week. Its backers are US Representatives Tom Graves, a Georgia Republican, and Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona Democrat.”
This is a bill that is sound in theory and terrible in practice. According to the Bill, (named ACDC) it would enable a company to take “..active defensive measures..” to access an attacker’s computer. This is only applicable in the US…Think about this for a minute. What is the evidence that I was the attacker of company A? Maybe (quite possibly…almost certainly) a hackers is using my system as a proxy. So some company can now attack my personal computer? What happened to “due…
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