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05 Feb 2009Good news about security pay increases
There's always a silver lining. Apparently security pros - especially those with certifications - are still getting raises. Read this....
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07 Nov 2008
Why your users don’t buy into your policies
Here's a great quote I just came across that explains why most users aren't motivated to follow security policies."Without a compelling cause, our employees are just putting in time. Their minds might be engaged, but their hearts are not. Meaning precedes motivation." - Lee J. ColanThey're just not in the game...Hence the necessity for strong leadership....
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29 Apr 2008
Great resource for doing PowerPoint the right way
If you have to use PowerPoint to get your messages across (and who doesn't these days?), here's a great resource for you. It's David Paradi's web site and newsletter. He's got lots of free content plus you can order his ebooks, etc. I must say his expertise has really helped me out.Also, here's a good survey of David's on what people like/dislike in presentations that's interesting as well:http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/survey2007.htmFYI, I'll be ...
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20 Dec 2007
Hilarious Christmas video that says it like it is
Check out PGP's 'The 12 Threats of Christmas'...It's really well done and it'll make you think about security. Even better...it'll make you laugh.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSRPGHyYq90 Merry Christmas!Yours Truly,Kevin...
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28 Nov 2007
Welcome to my new blogging platform
You may have noticed a lull since my last posting. Believe it or not, I've been fighting and fighting and fighting some more with my previous blog software/platform that I was hosting on my own to get it to do what I needed. After many iterations of trying to edit templates, change styles, installing and re-installing MySQL, PHP, Apache, Perl...you name it, I realized that I wasn't spending my time ...
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05 Sep 2007
Welcome to my new blog!
It's taken some time to put the technology together, but I've finally done it! I'm officially on the blog bandwagon. Still building out some functionality - but the basics are up and running.What I talk about here ties in with my Security On Wheels audio programs. Thanks for checking in and joining me in this adventure. Many security opinions, commentaries, and insights to come!...
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“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.”
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Kevin has written/co-written 12 books on information security including one of the best-sellers of all time:
