Crash Override

Building Security Tools is the Wrong Approach

Building security tools is the wrong approach
By Mark Curphey
Jun 13, 2023

We Need Modern Product Security Certification And We Need It Now

We Need Modern Product Certification and We need It Now
By Mark Curphey
Jun 6, 2023

Why you should not give a f*ck about security awards

The bull shitake from some security companies is out of control and security awards are a farcical tool they are using to look credible. It needs to stop.
By Mark Curphey
May 10, 2023
Hackers Mural

The Hackers Mural - Amsterdam April 2023

The hackers mural in Amsterdam celebrating Grace Hopper and Alan Turing. True hackers.
By Mark Curphey
Apr 21, 2023

Creating Art Not Junk - The Hack in the Box Treasure Hunt

Lets kills cheap tacky conference swag
By Mark Curphey
Apr 17, 2023

How AI might affect DevSecOps

The singularity is coming and we are already seeing people trying to socially engineer AIs rather than historically socially engineering humans.
By Mark Curphey
Apr 5, 2023

Is developer led, the best strategy for the adoption of security tools?

The data from corporate messaging tools may indicate that developer led adoption isn't the best strategy for the widespread adoption of security tools
By Mark Curphey
Mar 29, 2023
a pencil and water colour drawing of a broken oil pipe in a frozen landscape

Security Tools Can't Just Be Friction Free. Was SCA the Tipping Point?

Why aren't there more developer tools with security features ?
By Mark Curphey
Mar 20, 2023

Less AppSec Assessment and Protection, More DevSecOps Observability

I recently had a eureka moment that the appsec industry, including myself, haven't totally embraced the devops principle of observability.
By Mark Curphey
Mar 6, 2023

Developers Only Pay Lip Service to Security. Get Over It.

We should accept that developers only pay lip service to security
By Mark Curphey
Mar 2, 2023

Could sports advertising be a valid model for for open-source security?

How can we help open-source security projects generate sustainable funding without having to become commercial open-source companies? I have an idea.
By Mark Curphey
Mar 1, 2023

Why are the same old appsec issues still a thing in 2023?

Why are the same old appsec issues still a thing in 2023? Maybe its because we are doing the same things over and over hoping they will go away? Maybe.
By Mark Curphey
Feb 8, 2023