Panda Security Insight

I thought it might be interesting to share some of the blogs on security and technology I consider to be the most thoughtful and provocative, and ask for your recommendations on others that I should check out. In no particular order, included below are some of the blogs that I read on a regular basis:

1. Last Watchdog, Byron Acohido
Byron has an investigative reporting style that dives deep into the issues that are affecting IT security today, all while simplifying very complex issues to raise awareness on a larger scale. Byron wrote a great book called Zero Day Threat, and also writes frequently for USA Today.  

2. SecurityFix (Washington Post), Brian Krebs
Brian Krebs is another prolific blogger who writes about IT security for the Washington Post. In November 2008, his investigation led to the shutdown of McColo, a web hosting firm that hosted more than 75 percent of global spam.

3. All Things Digital
Walt Mossberg, Kara Swisher and Peter Kafka lead this blog that includes articles written by various authors who cover technology. The diverse content covers everything from the media industry, to consumer technology, to the buzz in Silicon Valley.

4. “Tech Buddha”, Amrit Williams
Amrit Williams has over 18 years of experience in the security industry.  His posts are thoughtful and provocative, always providing a unique perspective.

5. ArsTechnica
ArsTechnica is a one stop shop for technology news. They cover security, but they also cover other issues that relate to technology overall, providing a broader news and analysis that I need to maintain perspective on the big picture.

6. Schneier on Security, Bruce Schneier
The author of nine books that tackle online security, Schneier needs little introduction. We were fortunate to host Bruce at the first Security Blogger Summit this February in Madrid, and he added a lot of value to the discussion about the latest trends in the IT security industry.

7. Network Security Blog, Martin McKeay
Martin McKeay produces a podcast that includes special guests who discuss various issues impacting online security.

8. Securosis, Richard Mogull and Adrian Lane
A frequent guest on Martin McKeay’s podcast, Rich Mogull is a well known security expert that takes deep dives into the issues affecting IT security today. Adrian and Rich are active in the security blogger community, and have played a huge role in building a strong community of bloggers that interact both online and offline.

9. Andy, the IT Guy, Andy Willingham
Another special guest at the Security Blogger Summit, I had the pleasure of meeting Andy this January in Madrid. He recently wrote a post about leadership during difficult times, a great essay that challenges us to be creative, come up with unique solutions, and adapt to the changes that are needed to improve the state of the industry. His passion for improving the security industry shines through in this and all of his posts.

10. Software as Services, Phil Wainewright
Phil Wainewright is an influential strategist that is known for his provocative commentary in emerging software industry trends. His posts cover difficult concepts like revenue models for the nascent industry, what works and what doesn’t work in SaaS.

11. ReadWriteWeb
ReadWriteWeb provides Internet technology news, reviews and analysis. It is one of the most widely read blogs to cover all things relating to the Internet.

12. IT Project Failures, Michael Krigsman
Krigsman takes advantage of the collective intelligence available on the Web to share stories of IT failures with his readers so we can learn from them and improve on technology innovation. I wrote a response to his post on Twitter’s potential information leaks.

13. Zero Day Threat
ZDNet’s team of security experts, Ryan Naraine, Dancho Danchev and Adam O’Donnell reports on the latest security threats.

14. The Tech Herald
Steve Ragan also was kind enough to join us at the Security Blogger Summit in Madrid.  He has a direct  blogging style, which reflects his own personality

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I read this morning in Michael Krisgram’s blog, the US congressman that has twitted (by the way, we should use as an indicator of business success the acceptance of company names as verbs …) confidential information about his route while travelling through Iraq recently.  Krisgram wonders whether the massive adoption of  Twitter may become a security/confidentiality issue for governments going forward.  In the corporate world, we are asking ourselves if this avalanche of business information communicated by employees which are not official speakers may have consequences through the leakage of sensitive information to the market that may even put companies’ strategies at risk.

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Last week we organized the First Security Blogger Summit in Madrid. I liked the idea from the start because we would be bringing together really interesting people (including Bruce Schneier). I’m glad to see it wasn’t just me who liked it, but also the 200 people (not including Panda personnel who didn’t want to miss it, of course…) who turned up to listen to the speakers: renowned names in the field of IT security and figures whose opinions carry considerable weight in our industry.

Many of those who attended have already published their opinions on some of the issues discussed (Enrique Dans, Security by Default, Error 500, Jorge Hierro, Periodista Digital or ADSLZone). We have also published our own conclusions along with some of the ideas put forward during the event.

At lunch one of the topics that I discussed with JulioAlonso, José Cerdán and Byron Acohido, was how bloggers are changing the media landscape and allowing all of us to be much better informed about the topics that interests us the most. One point that came up during the discussion was that while blogs allow us to have more detailed and up-to-the-minute information on our favorite topics, they also have a secondary effect:  we tend to narrow the information down far more and limit it to whatever our areas of interest are.

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For some time now, I have been thinking about creating my own blog. Like many of you, I spend much of my time online: shopping, managing my affairs, reading the opinions of others, browsing… I must admit, I use the Internet for practically everything. Moreover, it is at the heart of the company I manage. So as you can see, the Internet is really a big part of my life.

So I’ve now decided to take the plunge and have my own blog, Panda Insight, separate from other Panda blogs (Panda Research and PandaLabs). I believe that blogs are a step towards ending the traditional type of unilateral communication -from companies to the market- which we have seen for many years. Similarly, they are coherent with the changes that we are implementing in Panda about how we communicate to the market: we want to switch from “one-to-one”/ “one-to-many” to “many-to-many” as it represents a more direct, credible and scalable form of communication. I wholeheartedly believe that blogs represent a tremendously enriching type of communication, both for authors and readers. With this blog, I hope to make my own small contribution.

I want to thank those that have encouraged me to pursue this initiative and want to make special mention, aside from the Panda Communication team, to Wences and Enrique Dans. Enrique gave me some good advice recently over lunch: “If you try to write about what you know, you have no future as a blogger. You have to write with your feet, write about what you see, about what you stumble upon.” Not having experience yet, it is hard to tell, but it makes sense to me. I will follow Enrique’s advice and write with my “feet” about what I see, what interests me (and I’m sure you will share some of these interests) and I will do it as frequently as I can, but at least once a week.

Let’s see where this blog takes us from here on…

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