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Zach Aysan Venn

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Canadian data scientist and writer on cybersecurity.

By Zach Aysan Venn | < 1 Minutes Read April 21, 2014

What businesses can learn from Heartbleed

Much has been written about Heartbleed and the speed at which various companies have reacted to it. Notably, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) closed their online portal for some time and lost hundreds of Social Insurance Numbers. It was also revealed that the NSA has been using the bug for over two years to get (no longer) encrypted traffic.
The issue that Heartbleed has is not unique. Much of what powers the internet has bugs that allow an attacker access to your private information—we just don’t know what those bugs are yet—and we will always exist in this state.
Computer security is not like physical security. Adding extra layers doesn’t necessarily help and no matter what you do, if someone has physical access to the machine it must be treated as compromised. The Snowden revelations show that there is no denying it anymore—we live in a world where very sensitive … Continue reading “What businesses can learn from Heartbleed”

Article by Zach Aysan Venn / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Payroll, Privacy / Canada Revenue Agency, cloud computing, confidential information, CRA, data breaches, Heartbleed, individual tax returns, malware, online portal, online services, sensitive information, Social Insurance Numbers, virus

By Zach Aysan Venn | 3 Minutes Read March 17, 2014

Primacy of purpose is the most important factor in the effectiveness of a corporate website

When it comes to websites focus on the objective you want to achieve, achieve the hell out of it, and punt on all the rest. Once you lock in on what you want your website to achieve it will become a vastly more important resource to your business.

Article by Zach Aysan Venn / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / aesthetic and layout, Content, Corporate culture, Customer, customer service, design aesthetic, effectiveness of a corporate website, Internet, Layout, potential customer, Primacy of purpose, primary users, Target audience, technology, website

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