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Story From the Vault: A Day of Reckoning for a CISO About His Physical (in)Security

By Terry Gold

One Day, One Angry CISO... One afternoon, I received a call from my client who was the CISO of an F100 Financial institution. He said “I’m very upset. Our CSO is telling me that you’re being very difficult and jeopardizing the deadlines. You need to get down here IN PERSON.” Somewhere between his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, CISO, cyber, Physical Security, RFID, Security Management

Now the Hangover Begins. After the Physical Security Industry Finally Welcomes Cybersecurity.

By Terry Gold

Hello World, of Sorts After years of being a vocal critic of the deficient cybersecurity within the physical security industry (some would say curmudgeon), 2018 marks the end of an era. In the sea of topics, ranging from banana cables to communication protocols to IP Camera bandwidth, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cyber, Physical Security, Security Management

My 15-Year Journey of Cyber Security Within an Industry in Denial

By Terry Gold

When I started on the InfoSec side nearly 20 years ago, I hadn’t a clue about physical security or that it even existed. Sure, I was aware that you needed a card to get through a door, but not the infrastructure or program behind them. I really didn’t have any interest, either, but got pulled into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, cyber, Physical Security

The Future of Physical Security: The Decade Ahead

By Dark General

Terry Gold will be speaking at the annual ISC West physical security conference in Las Vegas on April 18th, 2018. The Session, "The Future of Physical Security: The Decade Ahead" will draw from his recent research in working closely with some of the largest end user organizations to understand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Physical Access, Physical Security, Security Management

IDanayst is now D6 Research. The Rebranding…

By Dark General

OK folks. You are now getting redirected to a new website with a new name, emails sent from a D6 domain, etc. We are the same company, but with a new name. Why the change and what does this mean? This has been in the works for about a year and were waiting for the nod from the US Patent and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Uncategorized

The Physical Security Program Maturity Model

By Terry Gold

Both physical security and information security have the word “security” in common, but historically, that’s where the similarities stop. However, that’s changing today—and it’s driven by necessity. Some security professionals are getting dragged kicking and screaming into the new era, while others … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Physical Security, Security Management, Uncategorized

Making Sense of the Biometric Hype

By Terry Gold

After specializing in the identity and authentication space for the past 15 years, I can say that in the biometric industry, they always seem to say "this is the big year". It references biometrics going mainstream and mass scale from one where its only pervasive acceptance has been physical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biometrics, Blog, Security

The Sony Hack: Credential Crisis in Context

By Terry Gold

Sony getting hacked shouldn't surprise anyone. Not because it is Sony, but rather because its just an exclamation point to 2014 already being "the year of the hack". Personally, several things standout as to what is and is not unique, and lessons we can take away. First, Sony is not unique, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Breach, Security Tagged With: breach, credentials, identity, password, security, sony

Defining Physical Access Control Standards

By Terry Gold

I engage in a variety of conversations in physical access that span manufacturers, integrators and end users in the physical access control space about systems that must live for the next decade or two. Traditionally, technology decisions had been made with a heavy influence from existing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Evolving Markets, Physical Access

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  • 04/12/2018, Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo): Terry Gold and Joe Luna will jointly present at ISC West in Las Vegas at 2:30pm on April 12th, “Threat Modeling Physical Security”.
  • 04/12/2018, Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo): Terry Gold will present at ISC West in Las Vegas at 9:45am on April 12th, “Mobile Identity: The Journey Ahead”.
  • 04/10/2018, Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo): Terry Gold will present at ISC West in Las Vegas at 10:15am on April 10th, “The Future of Physical Security: The Decade Ahead”.
  • 09/20/2016, Fraud Force Summit. Portland, OR
  • 08/04/2016, Las Vegas, Nevada (The Tuscany): Terry Gold presenting at PasswordsCon at BSides Las Vegas
  • DEFCON 23: Aug. 7th, 2015. Terry Gold and @Hacktress to provide a 4 hour in-depth training on red teaming physical security systems.

Recent posts

  • Download The White Paper >>
  • Story From the Vault: A Day of Reckoning for a CISO About His Physical (in)Security
  • Now the Hangover Begins. After the Physical Security Industry Finally Welcomes Cybersecurity.
  • My 15-Year Journey of Cyber Security Within an Industry in Denial
  • The Future of Physical Security: The Decade Ahead

Events

  • Cyber Secured Forum06/05/2018, Denver, CO:
    Terry Gold will present at the first annual Cyber Secured Forum, “A Call For a More Responsible Security Industry” which will detail research regarding the current-state of industry preparedness and guidance for measurable improvement.
  • 04/15/2018, San Francisco, CA (Metreon):
    Terry Gold and Eric Michaud of Rift Recon will jointly instruct a workshop at theBSidesSF hacker conference in San Francisco on red teaming corporate physical access control systems.

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