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26 Aug 2009There 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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16 Aug 2009
Worst moments in network security history?
This "10 worst moments in network security history" is a little light but I did enjoy slides 4, 5, 6, and 9. Check it out....
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14 Aug 2009
When you can’t find a job, just sue your school?!
I've been out of commission this week updating my book Hacking For Dummies and fighting computer problems (more on this later)...but I'm *finally* getting back into the groove and wanted to share this.It's a case of today's gimme mentality rampant around the world. Apparently a student who couldn't find a job after graduating from Monroe College sued her alma mater for not helping her find a job. Wow, so not ...
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10 Aug 2009
Finally, an upgrade to ISA Server
Here's a bit about Microsoft's forthcoming Threat Management Gateway. Certainly worth considering if you're an ISA Server fan and potentially a competing solution to some of the third-party gateway security solutions on the market....
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10 Aug 2009
Security focus in 6 out of 11 growing certifications
More good news on the security front. Although I'm a strong believer that certifications aren't everything (they're really only a small part of information security career success), there's good news as well. More than half of the IT-centric certifications that have grown in value (i.e. jump in salary) over the past three months are security certifications. Love the statement by David Foote "[Companies are] starting to look at security as ...
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07 Aug 2009
SaaS replacing the OS?
I just saw a press release from a company claiming that their SaaS solution "Makes the OS Obsolete!".Remember back in the mid-90s when the thin-client 'NC' (network computer I think it was called) was going to take the world by storm? Funny how the more things change the more they stay the same......
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06 Aug 2009
A must-attend show for technology professionals
If you give presentations at work, for clients, at conferences or seminars, or you just want to become a better presenter overall you have to check out a show that's coming to my hometown in October called PowerPoint Live.I haven't attended any of their previous shows but I purchased their handouts and presentation content from last year's show and it's great stuff. Now, this year, I'm going to force myself ...
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