Security Origins Overview
🧠 Security Origins By James K. Bishop, vCISO | Founder, Stage Four Security 🔍 What This Series Covers Cybersecurity didn’t […]
Security Origins
Security Origins
Tracing the history of cybersecurity, from early computer viruses to modern threats, the evolution of best practices like perimeter defense to layered security, and spotlighting key figures like Alan Turing, who laid cryptographic foundations, or Kevin Mitnick, whose hacking exploits shaped modern security thinking.
Security Origins
The First Threats
🐛 The First Threats: From Creeper and Elk Cloner to the Morris Worm By James K. Bishop, vCISO | Founder,
Security Origins
Turing and Cryptographic Foundations
🧮 Before Cybersecurity: Turing, WWII, and the Cryptographic Foundations of Modern Security By James K. Bishop, vCISO | Founder, Stage
Security Origins
Willis Ware and Privacy
🔐 Designing Trust: Security and Privacy in Computer Systems (Willis Ware, 1970s) By James K. Bishop, vCISO | Founder, Stage
Security Origins
Bell-LaPadula and Biba
📏 Models of Control: Bell-LaPadula, Biba, and the Origins of Information Assurance By James K. Bishop, vCISO | Founder, Stage
Security Origins
Rainbow Series Legacy
🌈 The Rainbow Series and the Rise of Formal Security Policy By James K. Bishop, vCISO | Founder, Stage Four
Security Origins
Kevin Mitnick and Cyber Culture
🎭 From Hacker to Industry: Kevin Mitnick and the Cultural Shift in Cybersecurity By James K. Bishop, vCISO | Founder,
Security Origins
Common Criteria Standards
🌐 Evolving Standards: Common Criteria and the Globalization of Security Practices By James K. Bishop, vCISO | Founder, Stage Four
Security Origins
Defense in Depth Evolution
🏰 From Perimeter to Layered Defense: The Evolution of Cybersecurity Architecture By James K. Bishop, vCISO | Founder, Stage Four
Security Origins
The First APTs
🛰️ The First APTs: Operation Aurora, Stuxnet, and the Birth of Cyberwarfare By James K. Bishop, vCISO | Founder, Stage
Security Origins
Security History for CISOs
🧠 Lessons from the Past: Why Security History Still Matters By James K. Bishop, vCISO | Founder, Stage Four Security
Best Practices & Tips, Security Awareness, Security Origins
The Parkerian Hexad
The Parkerian Hexad: Evolving the Foundations of Information Security By Stage Four Security In the Beginning: The CIA Triad Reigns
Career & Training, Security Origins
Donn B. Parker
Donn B. Parker: A Visionary in Information Security Donn B. Parker (1929–2021) was a pioneering figure in the field of
Career & Training, Security Awareness, Security Origins
My mentors in security
I used to be a TV guy. I worked at UTA Engineering Television as a Technical Director running Master Control
Career & Training, Security Awareness, Security Origins
Why did you choose security?
Security chose me. John Lennon wrote “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Very true.