cybersecurity – FennSec

Implementing security requirements: examples from the NIST 1800 series

By Lamine Aouad June 11, 2024CybersecurityNo Comments

I have recently developed a newfound appreciation for reading cybersecurity standards and guidelines. Their lack of practical examples and real-world scenarios, however, is a bit of a disappointment. There is…

The convergence of compliance and good security. Will it happen?

By Lamine Aouad March 9, 2022CybersecurityNo Comments

I am genuinely interested in how can compliance efforts translate into effective cyber security programs that actually result in improved postures. Most cyber security professionals consider standards and regulations only…

In cybersecurity, get the foundation right, the details will always be a moving target

By Lamine Aouad October 19, 2021CybersecurityNo Comments

I've always had an interest in humanities and social sciences, and how they affect other domain areas, through us, people. Science nowadays says that making mistakes is not only an…

Is machine learning really changing cybersecurity?

By Lamine Aouad August 26, 2020CybersecurityNo Comments

There is an interesting quote from George Box, a British statistician, who said: "All models are wrong, but some are useful". He was obviously spot on there, and it doesn't…

Why is cybersecurity broken?

By Lamine Aouad June 8, 2020CybersecurityNo Comments

I have worked in cybersecurity for about a decade now, both in academia and industry, and I started asking myself this question back in 2015. I was then at Symantec,…