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15 Jul 2008Good news and bad news about Webroot
The good news:I finally gotten so fed up with my previous bloatware anti-virus product (I was a 15+ year loyal customer) that I had to move on to something leaner and meaner. I chose Webroot's Spy Sweeper with Anti-Virus. It has received good ratings over the years from PC Magazine and seems to work pretty well. PLUS, I can actually use my computer now without tons of hang-ups and delays. ...
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16 Jun 2008
Interesting product to protect source code
If you write Windows apps (standard 32-bit or .NET) and want to protect them against reverse engineering and tampering check out V.i. Labs Code Armor. I haven't used it so I can't comment on how well it works...it just seems like a neat product.While most organizations have many, many security issues at a much higher level they need to focus on first, I could see such a product as a ...
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10 Jun 2008
How to stumble across new Web vulnerabilities
I just learned how a lesser-known Web vulnerability scanner can prove to be as valuable as the big dog high-end scanners. Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner - an excellent Web scanning tool, especially for the price - found a weak Web login/password combo. Obviously something that can lead to all sorts of security issues. It would take a lot more time and effort to uncover this in a real-world Web security ...
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06 Jun 2008
My security content from this week
Here's an information security article of mine that was published this week:How insiders hack SQL databases with free tools and a little luckAs always, for my past information security content be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html.Enjoy!...
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30 May 2008
My security content from this week
Here's an information security article of mine that was published this week:Free tools that can improve IIS securityAs always, for my past information security content be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html.Enjoy!...
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28 May 2008
What do you do for Web site security…?
I received an email yesterday from Redmond Magazine (a good trade rag) that caught my attention. The title of the email said "Trust in Web Site Security is Declining. What Should You Do?" I thought, really!?...are you serious? and well, I don't know what to do, let me see just what the solution is. [tongue in cheek]Low and behold it was an email sponsored by Verisign about their whitepaper entitled ...
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23 Apr 2008
Locked out of your Windows system?
So, you're locked out of one of your Windows systems?...maybe you forgot the password or someone changed it on you and then bailed? Well never fret, there is hope.Elcomsoft has recently released a new version of their Elcomsoft System Recovery tool. Now, if you ever get locked out of Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista (including SP1), you've got ...
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22 Apr 2008
The way tech support *should* be
I don't have the opportunity to say this ever but I'm so high on good customer service right now that I had to write about it. It's regarding two separate extraordinary tech support experiences I've had recently...It's with Kensington. They've actually knocked my socks off twice. The first support experience was with a modular power supply adapter I had of theirs...I had bought a new HP laptop and needed a ...
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04 Apr 2008
Got VoIP? Better get patched…
Well, in standard fashion VoIP security issues are emerging again. Apparently most of the the major players are vulnerable. Again. This is really nothing new. I've always said that as long as something is addressable over a network, people are going to find a way to hack it. Speaking of that, are you aware of that the free Cain tool can capture voice traffic and convert it to a nifty ...
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31 Mar 2008
Great networking, security, and forensics resource
Speaking of Laura Chappell, if you're not familiar with her work, I recommend you check it out. As far as I'm concerned, she's the original networking guru/goddess/queen. She knows a lot about a lot when it comes to networking protocols, security, and forensics....If you've never been to one of her sessions or classes, you haven't lived (or learned) all you can about this field. Laura's got some great material - ...
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Client Testimonials
“A business associate referred our company to Principle Logic when we were seeking a resource to perform vulnerability /penetration testing for our external and internal networks. We found Kevin Beaver to be professional, well informed, and easy to work with. His testing did not disrupt our networks, and his progress updates were timely.
His final report was very thorough and included security recommendations for our network environment. The executive leadership was so impressed with Kevin’s security expertise, they have extended their agreement to continue to perform periodic testing. We highly recommend Kevin Beaver and Principle Logic as a resource for network security testing.”
(IT managed services firm)
Kevin has written/co-written 12 books on information security including one of the best-sellers of all time:
