Category: Security

  • Will the new GDPR help?

    You should have noticed it. Privacy is in the digital world still an issue. A bit strange since there are only 25 days left until the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will become fully enforceable throughout the European Union . This regulation is an important change in data privacy regulation for every company who deals with EU individuals. (more…)

  • How Security Personas will help you

    One of the tools of IT architects and UX designers is to work with so called ‘Personas’. Personas are fictional characters created to represent the different user types that might use a system, website, product or service. Using personas is common practice when dealing with UX design. But when developing a security architecture for a new system, service or website security personas are also valuable to use. Security Personas force you to think different about the goals and behaviour of attackers that are going to hit your system. (more…)

  • Complex attack vectors

    Good security is goal oriented. A good security architecture is tailored to your situation.
    When defining a product or new (IT) service one of the key activities is to define your specific security requirements. Defining requirements is known to be hard, time consuming and complex. Especially when you have an iterative development cycles and you do not have yet a clear defined view of your final product or service to be created. (more…)