J.M. Porup
Senior Writer
J.M. Porup has been a security geek since 2002, when he got his first job in IT. Since then he's covered national security and information security for a variety of publications, and now calls CSOonline home. He previously reported from Colombia for four years, where he wrote travel guidebooks to Latin America, and speaks Spanish fluently with a hilarious gringo-Colombian accent.
Boeing's poor information security posture threatens passenger safety, national security, researcher says
The aircraft maker failed to perform minimum due diligence in securing its networks, then tried to cover it up, security researcher Chris Kubecka tells Aviation Cyber Security conference attendees.
Stop ignoring printer security: It's time for CSOs to take control
Despite shipping with mature security features, most printer deployments are insecure because of misplaced financial and organizational incentives.
What is the Tor Browser? How it works and how it can help you protect your identity online
The Tor Browser is a web broswer that anonymizes your web traffic using the Tor network, making it easy to protect your identity online.
5 OT security takeaways CISOs need to communicate to stakeholders
Operational technology security requires a different approach than IT security. Here are key takeaways CSOs need to communicate to other executives and boards of directors.
Presidential campaign websites fail at privacy, new study shows
A non-partisan analysis of 23 presidential campaign websites reveals glaring privacy issues.
Speaker disinvites at CyberCon spark controversy
NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake and Australian academic Dr. Suelette Dreyfus disinvited from speaking at CyberCon a week before the conference.
Voting machine security: What to look for and what to look out for
The US Senate approved $250 million to help states purchase more secure voting equipment — but includes no provisions for what "secure" means. Our buying guide will help state election officials spend taxpayer money wisely.
5 top cybersecurity masters degrees: Which is right for you?
New cyber masters degrees are popping up all over the place. Here's our unscientific rundown of the top five.
6 questions candidates should ask at every security job interview
The cybersecurity skills shortage means security pros can be picky about where they work. Here's how to suss out bad employers.
IoT vendors ignore basic security best practices, CITL research finds
New measurements by the CITL mass fuzzing project show just how bad things really are--and how IoT device makers could radically increase binary security with one day of engineering work.
ICS as a cloud service is coming: Will the benefits outweigh the risks?
Plugging industrial control and operational technology equipment into cloud-based monitoring and remote management systems increases visibility, but it also takes away their security by obscurity.
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