Securely Updating Software: The Update Framework
Secure automatic software delivery without the risk of tampering. The Update Framework in action.
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Embrace Failures: find the start times of Kubernetes pods
Cloud Native: embracing failures. Assume Strength in Numbers. Don’t spend large time on a single infinitely reliable thing, assume each component will fail.
Internet Redirect & Alias: The CNAME
CNAME. Invented in 1987, used in today’s SaaS. See how your domain can be shared with your partners.
Let’s Encrypt X3 to R3 and Certificate Transparency Logs
Certificate Transparency Logs in SSL can be a useful diagnostic tool as well as a security forensic.
Security.txt: how to document receiving security vulnerabilities
Document how you receive and treat security vulnerability reports with the security.txt standard
OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Threats
The OAuth 2.0 protected resource. It takes the access token and uses it to grant access. Watch out for it becoming compromised.
OAuth 2.0 Refresh Token Threats
OAuth 2.0 refresh tokens are used to obtain new access tokens on the user’s behalf. If lost, they can allow an attacker to masquerade.
OAuth 2.0 Token Endpoint Threats
The OAuth 2.0 Token Endpoint. Its were authorisation becomes real. Secure it to prevent guessing
Your password policy is wrong: NIST SP 800-63B
Your password policy is wrong. So says this NIST standard. By trying to be too strong, you end up being weak. The users write it down!
OAuth 2.0 Authorisation Endpoint Threats
OAuth 2.0 Authorisation Endpoints are the front-door skeleton-key creator of all your front-doors. So protect them carefully.
OAuth 2.0 Client Threats
OAuth 2.0 and the client. Use Defense In Depth. Secure the client, and then assume it can still be compromised. Zero Trust.
Fail to ban. Simple. Strong. Defense in Depth
Fail to ban. Simple. Strong. Make the attackers wait, increase their cost while decreasing your cost of defending. Defense in Depth.
OAuth 2.0 Threat Model and Security Considerations
OAuth 2.0 has simplified authentication and authorisation for many applications, shifting from custom code to simple library import. However, as more applications come to rely on it, this makes its weaknesses more interesting. An attacker can gain access to a broader set of data via a smaller set of tactics and techniques. First lets understand the threat areas, and then, the best current practices for addressing them.
Merger, Acquisition: Federated Identity And Zero Trust
Merger Acquisition Zero Trust. Two competitive or orthogonal companies become one. Achieve quick and secure with Federated Identity, Zero Trust.
Joint Venture: The Case For Federated Identity And Zero Trust
Joint Ventures: Good Business strategy, complex access strategy. Does one VPN to the other? Dual accounts? Zero Trust Federated Identity FTW!
OAuth 2.0 Proof of Possession
OAuth 2.0 replaced Proof of Possession with Bearer Tokens for simplicity, a controlversial decision. A new draft brings them back.
OAuth 2.0 Access Token Demonstrate Proof of Possession
Theft of an Access Token need not be a complete loss. Learn how Demonstration of Proof Of Possession can reduce this risk.
Zero-Trust Reduces Ransomware Risk
Target ransomware with Zero Trust. Defense in Depth with better audit, reduced access, increased simplicity.
Button down your 2-factor-auth and dnssec lest ye be hijacked
DNSSEC. It helps prevent someone from poisoning a DNS cache or creating a lying recursive. Its simple to enable.
Your VPN Hates Your Video Conferencing. Here’s Why
Got VPN? Got perfect video conferencing with everyone all the time? If yes, well, this video is not for you. For the rest, read and view!
Blurring the web and the app: web push
Web push. An important part of making web applications peer to native, and more secure, more accessible.
Zero Trust Audit Logging: Reliable Meets Simple
Big investments in SIEM become big headaches due to correlating IP and NAT. Skip that with crypto-secure audit with Zero Trust via JWT.
Reject The Status Quo: Zero Trust Status Future
The myth of the VPN, the Firewall as the only and best method of remote access has lived for 20 years. Let’s retire it together.
I discuss the myth, and, an outbound-only, no firewall reconfiguration method, no client method of achieving your goals of happier productive users accessing their data and applications.
Access an Internal Resource with no Inbound Connections
Learn how to implement Zero Trust Network Access with no inbound connections, no firewall changes.
The Agilicus Philosophy: Continuous Learn. Do. Teach.
The Agilicus Philosophy: The world we work in changes. Our requirements change. By continuously learning and adapting, we survive and thrive.
My team works outside, why can’t their Kronos Timesheet?
Access your on-premise Kronos from any user, from any device, from any network. Increased security, increased simplicity. Zero Trust Networking.
Stupid Simple Security Trick: Add a DNS CAA Record
Want to improve your security for zero cost before you leave for the day? Add a DNS CAA Record. Watch the video to learn more!
You want me to sign in with what now?
“Sign in with…”. What does it mean? Why should I use it? What am I giving up? There must be a catch, right?
The Firewall Emperor Has No Clothes
The Firewall Emperor, long the king of security, has no clothes. Micro segmentation is just more firewalls. You want Zero Trust Network Access.
The JWT Bearer Token: You On The Wire
A bearer token is a cryptographic representation of who (you) and what (authorisation) that is used on a per-transaction basis. Learn and Use!