Scott Young

Nov 25, 2024 | obsidiansecurity.com | Scott Young

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, November 26, 2024 – Obsidian Security, the leader in SaaS Security, today announced the completion of the Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) Assessment for its Australian sovereign instance of its SaaS Security Platform [undertaken by Australian cyber security specialists Securus Consulting Group].

Sep 16, 2024 | obsidiansecurity.com | Scott Young

Palo Alto, September 17, 2024 — Obsidian Security announced today that it is enhancing the detection and response capabilities of security teams by integrating with the CrowdStrike Falcon® cybersecurity platform. This new integration leverages Obsidian’s extensive SaaS breach data repository to enrich the AI-powered models within CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM.

Sep 16, 2024 | obsidiansecurity.com | Scott Young

Sydney, Australia,September 17, 2024 —Obsidian Security is expanding its presence in APJ to accelerate SaaS security deployments for local businesses. This expansion will also enhance support for many of the region’s leading enterprises that already rely on Obsidian to protect their critical cloud-based applications, including some of Australia’s largest healthcare, financial, and telecommunication providers.

Mar 5, 2024 | scotthyoung.com | Scott Young

What if being productive doesn’t mean feeling productive? A paradox of productivity is that the things that feel productive—working incessantly, checking off lots of tasks, feeling strained and drained—are often not what produces important accomplishments; in fact, these things can get in the way. Recently, two of my friends have written books which argue versions of this thesis. The first is Ali Abdaal’s Feel Good Productivity.

Jan 30, 2024 | scotthyoung.com | Scott Young

Physics is a notoriously difficult subject. The math is complicated, the principles are subtle and even when students pass the final exam, they still frequently fail simple conceptual questions designed to test whether they really understood anything. Given this difficulty, it makes sense that we should strive for more effective ways to teach and learn physics.