On Security

Reflections from Ross Anderson’s Security Engineering: Telegraphs and Horse’s Asses

Thoughts on Chapter 2 — and on why legacy shape assumptions and design in cybersecurity.

Oct 21, 2025

Reflections from Ross Anderson’s Security Engineering: Definitions and languague matters

Thoughts on Chapter 1 — and on why precision in language matters in cybersecurity.

Oct 13, 2025 • CyberMoat

Returning to a Classic: Ross Anderson’s Security Engineering

A brief note to open my series of reflections on one of cybersecurity’s foundational books.

Oct 10, 2025 • CyberMoat

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