• 22 Oct 2021

    Veracode’s secure code training – a possible boost to your developer & security staff

    Something I found about not long ago is that Veracode is now offering a 114 day free trial of their Security Labs Enterprise appsec training program. Given the importance of application security and, especially, the big application security challenges I'm seeing in my work, this could be something beneficial for you and your team. Here's the link: https://info.veracode.com/security-labs-free-trial.html Hope this helps!...

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  • 20 Mar 2020

    Want to get better at (whatever)? Explain the concepts to others.

    I recently had the opportunity to write an article for Ross Bentley's Speed Secrets Weekly newsletter. It's one of the most popular newsletters in motorsports with a ton of visibility. Ross was kind enough to let me reshare my article here...I wanted to share it with you because it relates to IT and security just as much as it does to racing a car. Being a professional writer in information/computer ...

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  • 03 May 2012

    The funny thing about iPhones & airplane toilets

    My Delta co-passengers and I recently had the opportunity to experience a near 1-hour flight delay due to, none other than, some dude dropping his iPhone into the aft toilet on our fancy Boeing 757. I'm not making this up...Yep, there we were sitting at the gate and this guy comes up to the flight attendants to ask for some help getting his iPhone out of the crapper. Yuck! The ...

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  • 20 Mar 2009

    Had a great time with ISACA yesterday

    The South Carolina chapter of ISACA brought me in for a seminar yesterday that was chock full of fun. My main contact with the chapter, Sue Rusher, was a real gem to work with. She and her team made me feel right at home and they hosted the event at a great facility.I'm seeing more and more businesses and organizations like ISACA do seminars like this. The content comes to ...

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  • 12 Nov 2008

    Atlanta-area CISSP training from guys who know their stuff

    If you're looking to take a CISSP prep course, check DSTI's 4-day CISSP bootcamp in Kennesaw, GA December 10-13. You can get more information at digitalsecuritytraining.com. Apparently they're offering a 5% discount is offered for ISSA members. Even though their Web site leaves a little to be desired, I know the guys that run this company and they're top notch.If you're wondering if certification is the best route to take ...

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  • 30 Sep 2008

    Free CISSP training

    For those of you looking into obtaining the CISSP certification, here's a link to some free CISSP exam prep offered up by SearchSecurity.com and taught by Shon Harris - a well-known expert in this area. It's not all you'll need in preparing for the exam but it's a good start and the price is right....

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