• 31 Mar 2017

    Outsourcing security monitoring, guest wireless network risks, and more infosec content to help your business

    I can't believe that I recently submitted my 1,000th article...it's been a long time coming! I first started writing in 2001 and it has been one of the best things I ever did. Thanks so much for your support over the years!Here's some new content I've written for the nice folks over at Toolbox.com (Ziff Davis) that you might be interested in:  Outsource your security monitoring/alerting and be done with ...

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  • 08 Apr 2012

    Disk encryption for HIPAA + HITECH & why BitLocker may not be the solution

    I'm finally back in the swing of things after taking some time off for Spring Break. I hope you're enjoying your Spring as well.Here are two articles I've recently written about full disk encryption...arguably the greatest missing link in any given business's information security program.Things you need to think about regarding disk encryption and data protection for HIPAA and HITECHBitLocker’s improvements leave gaps to be aware ofEnjoy!As always, be sure ...

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  • 08 Nov 2009

    The real deal with the SSL/TLS flaw

    Over the past few days Twitter, security blogs, and news columns have been going crazy with the newly-discovered SSL/TLS flaw. Man, you'd think it's the next WEP exploit discovery. The security sky is falling...we must retreat.Seriously, is this thing a big deal? Not in my opinion - at least not in all but 99.9% of any given situation. But what do I know? I'm just the security guy that sees ...

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