Several people have suggested I explain the ETNZ crash. Usually it comes up casually. I get all animated and start describing the details of the event and then people say “that’s interesting, others need to hear this”…and I think why didn’t the America’s Cup put someone on the commentary team who actually races catamarans? Just … Continue reading AC34: ETNZ Bows Down…and Survives
Mike Greenfield has some really insightful things to say on his blog about big data statistical risk and the difficulty in predicting human behavior. Take for example his experience with starting a company, which proved how dangerous it was to rely on a sole supplier. So Facebook acted rationally, optimizing for their own best interests … Continue reading Dangers in Predicting the Future With Data
A few days ago I started a blog post with this: At the RSA SF Conference in 2010 my mother and I presented a talk called “There’s No Patch for Social Engineering”. One of the key findings revealed in the talk (also explained in other blog posts and our 2006 paper) is that intelligence is … Continue reading Why do Nigerian Scammers Say They are from Nigeria?
At the RSA SF Conference in 2010 my mother and I presented a talk called “There’s No Patch for Social Engineering“. One of the key findings revealed in the talk (also explained in other blog posts and our 2006 paper) is that intelligence is not a reliable defense for social engineering. A press-release put it … Continue reading How Intelligence Makes You Vulnerable