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Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson

·Dec 9, 2019

5 Rules for Getting Things Done

On the wall above my desk are five rules, and they are the framework for how I get things done. I revisit these rules every year, and they are subject to themselves. Always iterating, words paired to only those most important, without fear of criticism and at whatever pace necessary…

Startup

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5 Rules
5 Rules
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Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson

·Feb 24, 2014

AppSec & Broken Window Theory: Winning battles but losing the war

Recently I had the great fortune to present at BSidesSF 2014 where I presented my thoughts on how despite huge technology advancements in application security we are still very much failing to make software secure right out of the gate. This has led me to start thinking of AppSec as just as much a sociological problem as a technology one. In my talk, I proposed we take ideas from Broken Window Theory and apply them to AppSec and in true BSides fashion, I was treated to a great discussion with an even greater audience.

Broken Window Theory

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AppSec and Broken Window Theory: Why we are winning battles but losing the war
AppSec and Broken Window Theory: Why we are winning battles but losing the war
Broken Window Theory

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Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson

·Nov 26, 2011

Encrypting your data on Amazon EC2

NOTE: This post was written almost a decade ago. Everything here has since changed and I keep this post around only as a reminder of how things used to be. Making sure your data is encrypted when it’s being stored somewhere outside of your direct control is a good idea…

Ebs

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Ebs

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Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson

·Aug 16, 2010

The Infinite Memory Problem

“I don’t believe society understands what happens when everything is available, knowable and recorded by everyone all the time” — Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google Actually I think society does understand, or at least we used to. This is exactly why there is a separation between juvenile and adult criminal records…

Google

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The Infinite Memory Problem
The Infinite Memory Problem
Google

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Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson

·Aug 12, 2010

Is the Solution to Online Privacy Simply a Question of Ownership?

“Privacy is dead, deal with it” — Scott McNealy then CEO of Sun “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.” — Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google Zuck: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone…

Facebook

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Is the Solution to Online Privacy Simply a Question of Ownership?
Is the Solution to Online Privacy Simply a Question of Ownership?
Facebook

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Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson

·Jul 2, 2010

Reflections on the Apple Newton Failure on the Eve of the iPad

As I hold on for the long wait for my iPad 3G I was inspired to pull out my Apple Newton MessagePad 120 to baseline how far Apple has come since the Newton was first released in 1993. I was amazed at how unintuitive it was to use and thought…

Apple

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Apple

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Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson

·Jan 19, 2010

Quick thoughts for the day

Read a rumor today that the upcoming Apple tablet might be called the iPad. I predicted it would be called the MacBook Tablet but I have to admit the iPad sounds compelling. It’s too close to iPod for me to like however. Rule one in marketing: Differentiate. My guess is that Apple is registering names of possible similar named products to avoid future problems. I will be presenting “Your Applications from Backdoors: How to Secure Your Business Critical Applications from Time Bombs, Backdoors & Data” at the OWASP Chicago meeting on Feb 2nd at 6:00 swing by (RSVP Req’d) for Pizza, Beer and Application Security discussions in the windy city.

Add New Tag

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Add New Tag

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Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson

·Jan 11, 2010

CES Round Up — Winners, losers and what you missed

I generally stay away from thinking about CES until the week is up and I can look at the big picture. For all the whining that goes on about FUD in the Information Security industry nowhere is there more hype and hyperbole than the annual consumer electronics show (CES) in…

Macbook Touch

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Macbook Touch

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Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson

·Dec 12, 2009

Prediction Confirmed: Big changes coming to iTunes in 2010

Earlier this week I predicted that the La La acquisition by Apple was the start of an entirely new in the cloud online strategy for the iTunes music and media store. A few days ago the Wall Street Journal (link) confirmed my predictions by reporting that according to sources familiar…

Apple

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Apple

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Erik Peterson

Erik Peterson

·Dec 5, 2009

It’s all in the Cloud:What Lala means to the future of Apple and iTunes

With the pending acquisition of Lala by Apple speculation has begun on how Apple will integrate Lala into iTunes with many suggesting that this acquisition will enable iTunes to begin offering their own streaming services like last.fm or Pandora. While these capabilities are almost certain to now find their way…

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Erik Peterson

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Founder and CTO/CISO of @CloudZeroInc. Startup Addict. Delight the Customer, Commit and Iterate, Less is More, Nothing is Sacred, Wait for No One.

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