Archive - Venture in Security

November 2024

There are only two sources of security issues: software bugs and configuration mistakes

This piece discusses the idea in detail, explains why this is the case, concludes that the “shift left” movement is not going to work, and shares a…

Nov 26 •

5 skills and potential career paths for cybersecurity of the future

In this article, I am discussing five skills and potential career paths for cybersecurity in the future

Nov 19 •

Blessed are the lawyers, for they shall inherit cybersecurity

Discussing a controversial idea that the future of security will be defined by lawyers, not security practitioners

Nov 12 •

Tarpit startup ideas in cybersecurity: five ideas that killed many companies and will definitely kill more

Looking at the concept of tarpit ideas and its significance in cybersecurity

Nov 6 •

October 2024

Not every security leader works at a Fortune 500 company

Looking at different types of CISOs, differences between all of them, and the movement I see happening between CISO groups

Oct 30 •

6 tips for VCs looking to build an investment thesis in cybersecurity

A brief guide for VCs looking to start investing in cybersecurity

Oct 28 •

10 principles for doing security and building cybersecurity products have remained unchanged since 1995

Looking at Adi Shamir's 10 Commandments of Commercial Security and their relevance in 2024

Oct 22 •

Platforms vs. best of breed is a wrong way of looking at the industry

There are actually four buckets of companies, not two

Oct 15 •

A different take on security incident response, pitfalls of IR as a profession, and a path for advancing the field forward

Looking at the unexplored aspects of incident response, including the human side, the impact IR has on the responders doing it, and some of the ways we…

Oct 9 •

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There are no magic bullets, and every purchasing decision in security comes with trade-offs

Working with startups vs. incumbents, choosing best-of-breed vs. best-of-suite tools, and buy vs. build decisions for security teams

Oct 1 •

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