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25 May 2009My latest security content
Here's my latest information security content you may be interested in:How to forge an IT consulting careerHow to maintain IT shop efficiency when you're the last man standingDesktop security preparation for a new wave of Windows appsAs always, be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html for all of my information security articles, podcasts, webcasts, screencasts and more....
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23 May 2009
MagicJack – Great concept, awful execution
You may have heard that AT&T is dropping its CallVantage VoIP service. I'm not too upset since their service has been mediocre and my enhancement requests have been ignored. As of late I've been searching for an alternative solution. I'd heard some good stuff about the MagicJack and thought I'd give it a try. It was a "free" trial so what did I have to lose?Apparently several hours of my ...
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21 May 2009
My CNN TV appearance – yet another mobile drive debacle
CNN's Mike Ahlers and Elaine Quijano put together an intriguiging segment about a lost hard drive from the National Archives for The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer television show I appeared on last night. The hyperlink goes to the actual article...the video hasn't been posted yet and they're telling me it may not be. I hope you had the chance to see it live last night. If it gets posted ...
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20 May 2009
I’m going to be on CNN at 5pm ET today
I received a call from the producer of the CNN show The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer today and ended up doing a TV interview. It's about the National Archive story that just came out regarding and external hard drive that recently went missing.Wonder if it was encrypted like I've ranted about here and elsewhere in the past? Probably not.It's going to be on in the 5pm ET hour on ...
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19 May 2009
I’ve been saying this for a while
Apparently security researchers and Robert Abela with Acunetix agree with what I've been saying for a while: Web application firewalls aren't enough!Check out this post and the darkreading.com post it links to....
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18 May 2009
Tips on keeping your job these days
I recently wrote about How to maintain IT shop efficiency when you're the last man standing (which reminds me I forgot to post this on my new content updates!).Well, here are some more tips that Linda Tucci with SearchCIO.com just wrote about.So there you go...two reading assignments. :-)...
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13 May 2009
Windows 7 – worth the wait?
I've never been big on major OS upgrades however Windows 7 is looking promising. I installed Windows 7 RC on an older test system this past weekend and it actually seems to work well so far! I am having some video driver crashes but other than that it looks like MS may have actually fixed the quirkiness with Vista. I always liked the Vista interface (Windows 7 has it) but ...
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12 May 2009
Secure code by force?
The Senate Homeland Security Committee, in their infinite wisdom, prodded by SANS' Alan Paller apparently believe they can legislate secure software from IT vendors.That'd be like legislating more secure health records, and personal financial information, and so on. Oh wait, that has been done. And it's not working all that well as far as I can tell.That'd also be like legislating higher-quality cars. Ha! The Feds can work that out ...
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12 May 2009
New version of Acunetix WVS is coming
I just downloaded and am eager to try out the latest from the guys at Acunetix: Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner version 6.5 beta. It seems like they just came out with version 6.0! My last post on it was only a couple of months ago.Acunetix WVS 6.5 beta has a new feature called "file upload forms vulnerability checks" which they claim is an industry first. This is interesting because I ...
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12 May 2009
Do two wrongs make a right?
I came across this bit recently on whether or not it's considered illegal hacking if security vendors and researchers become Internet crime fighters.Maybe it's just me but I think this is risky behavior. Want to hack something? Then setup your own systems to hack...or find a willing participant or paying client, get their permission in writing, and do it the right way....
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