Day: October 24, 2025

The Ideal Workstation for a CERT Analyst: Incident Response, Forensics, and CTI

Example of a high-tech digital forensics workspace: multiple monitors, specialized equipment (write-blockers, duplicators), and secure storage, all isolated from the corporate network.   This article is an essay with a personal perspective. There are undoubtedly errors and strong positions, but I stand by them. Within a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), analysts are tasked with…

Governance Issues Related to Adopting Open Source in Financial

Executive Summary From Cost Play to Strategic Imperative In recent years, the financial services industry has shifted from treating open source as a peripheral experiment to embracing it as a core strategic component of technology and innovation. Today, virtually every bank, insurer, or asset manager uses open source software in some capacity, reflecting an understanding…