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08 Sep 2009Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck
That got your attention, huh? Mine too when I first came across this gem of a book by Rick Altman. It's pretty much all you need to know about what to do - and just as importantly, what not to do - with Microsoft PowerPoint. It has a no nonsense approach to making your presentations better. Mandatory reading for all college students, perhaps??By the way, Rick Altman is bringing his ...
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04 Sep 2009
My latest security content
My goodness - it's been over a month since I've posted my latest security content...I've been so busy writing the stuff that posting the links has gotten put on the back burner. Good problem to have! Anyway, here's my latest:Networking to enhance your IT careerToeing the company line – is it good or bad for your IT career?Security and compliance can go together, when done in the right orderMaking sense ...
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02 Sep 2009
Interesting flaw in Sears’ Web site all too common
Check out this bit about a security flaw recently revealed on Sears' Web site. As the researcher alluded to, hacking and security are way more than people exploiting known software flaws. There are so many other security issues with Web applications. I see it all the time when doing my manual analyses on Web sites/applications. The sky is the limit for these business logic vulnerabilities and I suspect it'll always ...
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02 Sep 2009
Magazines going “green” – law of unintended consequences??
If you've been following me for long you know that I'm no fan of the religion of "global warming". That said, I'm all for each person taking responsibility and doing the little things that add up to protect the environment. You should see our recycle bin at home - it's a 40 gallon bin that gets filled up within 4-5 days. Then we have to wait another week for the ...
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30 Aug 2009
Good summary of the new HIPAA rules
As you may know the ARRA government growth bill passed by President Obama earlier this year contains something called the HITECH Act that brings a whole new meaning to the word "HIPAA". There's a lot of mixed information about on the Web (no surprise) but I recently came across a page that lays out the essentials of the HITECH Act very clearly. Definitely worth checking out if your organization does ...
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28 Aug 2009
Something to think about today and over the weekend
I just came across a quote from Mike Murdock who said "Money is merely a reward for solving problems." How many problems are you going to help solve today?Just as important, how are you going to use that money once you get it? Will you use it to buy "stuff" (liabilities) or will you invest it in other things that will serve to make you more money (assets)?This is the ...
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26 Aug 2009
There are no “accidents”
The word 'accident' is one of those pet peeves of mine. We see and hear about car crashes, parking deck collapses, spilled milk on the kitchen floor, whatever...they're all "accidents" people say. Well I'm calling b.s. on the "accident" excuse. If you look at every single "accident" scenario there is always a set of choices and behaviors leading up to it. Guaranteed.So, when I saw this IDC/RSA report that claims ...
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19 Aug 2009
No soup for you….20 years!
Here's a bit on the recent indictment of a Florida man known as the soupnazi (man, I miss Seinfeld) and two Russians for the data breaches of Heartland, Hannaford, and many others. Facing 20 years and a $250,000+ fine and he still has other cases pending!The funny thing is that he's a former informant to the U.S. Secret Service!Lesson to be learned: test your systems for security vulnerabilities before the ...
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17 Aug 2009
You have to check out this magazine
I may have mentioned it a while back but it deserves repeating. There's a (relatively) new information security magazine called Hackin9 that's chock full of good material. It's sort of like 2600 and then some. Definitely worth a read if you're into staying up with the latest hacking tools and techniques....
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17 Aug 2009
Life planning – are you a passenger or driver?
There's a great quote that really motivates me to do my own thing and ensure I'm the person dictating how things come about in my life: "If you don't have goals for yourself then you're doomed forever to achieve the goals of someone else." Here's a great quote from Jim Rohn that reiterates this point:"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's. And ...
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