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05 May 2016Twitter hack–NFL draft consequences
I recently received this press release regarding Ole Miss offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil's Twitter account and how it affected his NFL draft:Amazing.Will someone please tell me how the consequences of basic security weaknesses surrounding social media, passwords, and malware do not impact us all personally and professionally....
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04 May 2016
Yet another over-hyped security flaw making the headlines
For years now, I've ranted here and elsewhere about the nonsensical niche security "flaws" uncovered by researchers and academic scholars that often have no real bearing on business or society. There are always caveats, always reasons why these super-complicated exploits won't work, yet they make the headlines time and again. The recent Waze app discovery is a great example:Vulnerability in Google's Waze app could let hackers track you, researchers sayLook ...
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14 Apr 2016
Will the DBIR include Verizon’s latest breach?
I'm a little late to pull the trigger on this but felt compelled to ask the question nonetheless:Will Verizon include it's recent breach in its (presumably) forthcoming Data Breach Investigations Report? ...It's related to this press release I received ~3 weeks ago:...
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13 Apr 2016
Why data classification is a joke
I just saw this post on Slashdot about 0bama saying that classified means whatever it needs to mean. It reminds me of how data classification is treated as an information risk management function in the enterprise: mostly non-existent:Data classification programs that do exist are typically a joke whereby IT and security handles everything with no involvement from the business or legal or legal handles everything with IT and security being ...
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02 Mar 2016
A patch for stupid, PCI DSS penetration testing tips, and focusing on what matters in security
Here are some articles and guest blog posts I've written for my friends at TechTarget, Ziff Davis, AlgoSec, and Rapid7: - See more at: http://securityonwheels.blogspot.com/#sthash.QOKy5qXt.dpuThe follare some articles and guest blog posts I've written for my friends at TechTarget, Ziff Davis, AlgoSec, and Rapid7:The following are some new articles I've written for TechTarget and Ziff Davis. Enjoy!Maybe there is a patch for stupidSix areas of importance in the PCI Penetration ...
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20 Jan 2016
Worst passwords (on your network right now)
The fifth-annual Worst Passwords List put out by SplashData is here and the findings aren't terribly surprising. Here are the top five:#1: 123456#2: password#3: 12345#4: 12345678#5: qwerty Good stuff! What's that quote about insanity? One of those security basics that we'll likely continue to ignore until the end of time. That's alright, as some of the best sideline analysts will proclaim: we need not focus on such trivial things. Well, they ...
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11 Jun 2015
Great quote regarding people who are unable/unwilling to change
Here's an excellent quote about business execs I just came across from management expert, Peter Drucker. It could certainly apply to IT and security professionals just the same:"The most common cause of executive failure is inability or unwillingness to change with the demands of a new position. The executive who keeps on doing what he has done successfully before is almost bound to fail."...in other words, if you keep doing ...
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09 Feb 2015Back to basics in information security? Proven year after year but (apparently) unattainable for many.
I'm often wrong about many things in life...just ask my wife. However, I'm feeling a bit vindicated regarding my long-standing approach to information security: address the basics, minimize your risks. You see, more and more research is backing up what I've been saying for over a decade. It what was uncovered in the new Cisco 2015 Annual Security Report. [i.e. "Less than 50 percent of respondents use standard tools such ...
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21 Jan 2015
Øbama knows more about information security than we do
I know it's painful to listen to our Ruler wax poetic about how great things are in America and how he's going to continue transforming society for the better...so just in case you missed last night's State of the Union and proposed initiatives, his regime wishes to "better secure" the Internet and our networks by making changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Here are some good reads ...
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08 Oct 2014
What no one is saying about cyber insurance
I race cars for fun and sport and found out the hard way not long ago that if I wanted to increase my life insurance I was going to have to jump through numerous hoops and pay enormous premiums for a minimal increase in my existing coverage. I was thinking about this scenario compared to 'cyber insurance' and, wow, what a difference. Knowing what I know, there appear to be minimal ...
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