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31 Mar 2008Great networking, security, and forensics resource
Speaking of Laura Chappell, if you're not familiar with her work, I recommend you check it out. As far as I'm concerned, she's the original networking guru/goddess/queen. She knows a lot about a lot when it comes to networking protocols, security, and forensics....If you've never been to one of her sessions or classes, you haven't lived (or learned) all you can about this field. Laura's got some great material - ...
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31 Mar 2008
Defining “Power Users”
I was cleaning my office recently and found something that made me laugh. I don't remember exactly where I got it from for credit purposes but it *may* be from one Laura Chappell's BrainShare sessions way back when NetWare was cool. It defines those users that we've all had to deal with at some point in our careers:Power Users: Pc Operators Who Eventually Ruin, Unload, Screw up, Erase, and Remove ...
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28 Mar 2008
My security content from this week
Just one article published this week:The Essentials of Web Application Threat ModelingFor all of my past information security content be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html.Enjoy!...
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24 Mar 2008
How do you eat an elephant?
One bite at a time, of course. Don't ever forget this when it comes to tackling big information security projects, writing your first article, putting together an important presentation, going down the path of writing a book - whatever. The day-to-day "little" stuff seems boring and unimportant but it's not. Here's a good quote that sums it up:"You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees ...
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24 Mar 2008
Thoughts for the day on taking control of your security career
We all need a little inspiration every now and then. Here was mine for today. Learn to think this way and nothing can get in the way you succeeding in information security:"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they ...
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21 Mar 2008
My security content from this week
Here's my latest stuff:Metasploit 3.1 updates improve Windows penetration testing Making the Business Case for Information Security[This is an interactive issue of the magazine. You'll need to click on Current Issue, then Contents, then the Contents graphic. You'll see my article listed. Click on it to go to it.]...and a related article:The Business Case for Information Security - What businesses are up against and why it is neededFinally, a podcast:Mobile ...
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20 Mar 2008
Thought for the day on effecting change
I just came across this great quote by Anthony Robbins which can apply to your security career or to your organization's overall security - really anything in life:"If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten."Love it!...
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18 Mar 2008
Breaking News! Windows Vista SP1 is here…
...and I'm praying that it'll fix my Vista woes! Click here for the download page....
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18 Mar 2008
The book that started it all for me
I've gotten several inquiries from people lately regarding what book or books they should read to help get them started down the information security career path. Well, believe it or not, here's the one book that really got the ball rolling for me:Yep - I learned the basics of TCP/IP during many a lunch break way back when this book was in its first edition...and I *still* use that stuff.Sure, ...
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18 Mar 2008
Ever wonder how real-time imaging software works?
I use Acronis TrueImage Echo for my backups. It's a really handy way of performing live backups and I hear from a lot of folks how they love it. If you've ever wondered how the software is actually able to make backups of the live Windows system without having to reboot into a DOS-like interface, here's how it's done. This is from Acronis support engineer Michael Lee - re-printed with ...
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I’ve written/co-written 12 books on information security including:
