Cyber security is a process, not a destination to arrive at. Openness and transparency builds trust. Good simple cyber security solutions are open and transparent. Cyber Security is a complex field. Without digital security, your privacy is at risk. Keep it simple. Keep learning.
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Open Security News week 37-2025
A single tool, suite or framework to manage all aspects for security aspects is in practice impossible. There are far too many aspects that require specialist tools and expertise that…
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Code does not lie
Good measurements for cyber security do not have to be technical. From a defence in depth principle it is recommended to have a mix of various technical and non technical…
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Open Security News week 33-2025
Python is for one of the most used programming language to date. Especially in the AI/ML world ecosystem, most tools are based on Python programs. Large and small businesses use…
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Avoid Python SAST scanners based on AI
What happened with blockchain technology is also happening with AI technology. Too many people believe that it is a solution for all hard and complex problems. I still love this…
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Stop using assert in your Python code
Too many Python programs use assert statements to check for conditions, even in widely used modules like Pydantic. Using assert can be problematic from a security perspective. The Python assert…
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Is Pydantic as safe as it Is popular?
If you want to keep complexity low and minimize security risks, you always need to decide whether using an external Python library is the right choice. Practising 0Complexity design principles…
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Open Security News week 30-2025
Python is for one of the most used programming language to date. Especially in the AI/ML world and the cyber security world, most tools are based on Python programs. Large…
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Open Security News week 25-2025
Cyber security is complex. But effective cyber solutions do not need to be complex and very expensive.Simplifying your security landscape is not simple, it means rethinking your strategy and re…
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T-DOSE 2025
On the Technical Dutch Open Source Event 2025 (t-dose), I gave a talk on ‘Simplifying Security’ Slides (cc-by-sa) here for download and remember slides are published to be shared:
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Open Security News week 21-2025
Cyber security is a vital concern for individuals, organisations, and societies at large. To address this pressing issue and to ensure a safer digital environment, we need to do a…
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Open Security News week 18-2025
Cyber security is complex. But effective cyber solutions do not need to be complex and very expensive. To avoid misunderstandings: Simplifying your security landscape is not simple at all, but…
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Open Security News week 12-2025
Cyber security is a complex field. It requires expertise of many different areas like business sciences and computer sciences. Security risks are difficult to manage and to control. Despite the…
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Open Security News week 10-2025
When using FOSS software you have the advantage to inspect the source code on malicious flaws. However almost all software is distributed to end users as pre-compiled binaries. This creates…
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Open Security News week 8-2025
Cyber security is a key quality aspect that can not be integrated later in a product. You can not create a better security architecture when your product is finished. Security…