Dec29
Since I am resolved not to get on this dang computer this holiday weekend, I leave you with this Eddie Murphy clip from Trading Places: [ev type="youtube" data="vs08a4D0lgg"][/ev]
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Dec29
I have been blog-tagged by Ian Lamont, the Online Projects Editor over at Computerworld. I have mixed feelings about this stuff, especially since this is an information security blog and I am supposed to be guarding information. But it seems harmless enough. So, in the holiday spirit, I guess I will play along. I am […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec28
Did a day trip to Dallas today for a lunch n’ learn on F5 iRules. Looks pretty powerful. I don’t have any real experience with their products, but they look pretty good. They are definitely growing their South-Central team. I think they are trying to grow the whole team to something like 8 or 9, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec26
Whatis.com has me listed as one of their favorite security blogs
by Michael Farnum on December 26th, 2006 at 11:59 amPosted In: Security
I have to admit that I do perform the occasional vanity Google. I usually just like to see what else pops up out there and how quickly things get indexed when I am on a podcast or comment on a blog post. I ususally don’t dig deeper than a couple or three pages, but today I dug […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec26
Good SANS article / case study
by Michael Farnum on December 26th, 2006 at 11:31 amPosted In: Security
I enjoyed this little case study from SANS. It talks about doing security inspections on some old laptops that all came from a company. Mostly typical findings, but it demonstrated some points that we don’t need to forget. Vet
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Dec24
Getting ready for church on Christmas-eve morning, so I don’t have time to write much. But if you are reading blogs on this holiday weekend, go check out the comments on my post about the Winsnort site being defaced back in August. Let me know what you think. Vet
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Dec22
Here’s to hoping everyone has a Merry Christmas and an all around happy holiday season. Vet
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Dec21
Some certifications that saw decreasing salary
by Michael Farnum on December 21st, 2006 at 3:57 pmPosted In: Security
From Computerworld Career Watch page: Troubled Certs Pay for some certifications plummeted in the six months from April 1 to Oct. 1, according to a wide-ranging Foote Partners LLC survey covering 129 certification categories and 124 noncertified skills. The following are some particularly hard-hit certs: CompTIA Linux: -43% CompTIA Network Technician: -36% CompTIA Security+: -33% […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Dec21
Who else wants to Photoshop me?
by Michael Farnum on December 21st, 2006 at 10:58 amPosted In: Security
First it was Alan Shimel on his blog turning me into the Grinch. Now Misha at AlertLogic has a picture of me Warhol-style. I think this may be the start of a trend. Anyone else want to have fun with my mugshot? Here it is. Have fun! Vet
Dec20
Websense is buying PortAuthority for $90 million. If you are not familiar with them, PortAuthority makes a leak prevention security product. This makes sense in the Websense model, but I like the deal for another reason. This tells me that Websense may be seeing the light finally and is trying to diversify a little so […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec19
Alan and Mitchell at the StillSecure After All These Years podcast interviewed me last week for their podcast. It is up here at Alan’s site and here at Mitchell’s site. I gave an update on my move to the channel, about honesty in selling security, the converging of the security professional and the general IT […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Dec19
I was reading through my many newsletters I receive daily, and I ran across a couple of articles about security vendors warning about spam, spyware, phishing, the mob and hackers teaming up, etc. As I was reading those headlines, I found myself quickly sneering and thinking these were nothing but more FUD from people trying […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec18
December 31 is the last day of free SkypeOut calls (calls using Skype to regular numbers outside the Skype network). I know a lot of people use Skype for calls. I personally use it for conference calls from the office quite a bit. I can switch to my mobile or office phone easily, but I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec16
My wife and sister-in-law managed to convince my father-in-law to dig through the storage closet and pull out their old Classic Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). They have a bunch of games like the original Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt, Dr. Mario, etc. I am posting this at almost midnight Central time, and they are still playing. I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec14
Latest Proventia update breaks stuff
by Michael Farnum on December 14th, 2006 at 4:52 pmPosted In: Security
Looks like the latest IBM ISS Proventia update is causing some havoc on networks. Go see here. Thanks to SamVR for pointing me to the article. Vet
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Dec12
I am in Citrix NetScaler training for most of this week. I have heard good stuff about this product, but I am interested to hear about anyone else’s opinion. Another interesting thought. Now that I am not responsible for the security of a network, I have no issue posting on my blog what I am […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec11
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!!! NEW SECURITY VENDOR BLOG!!!!!
by Michael Farnum on December 11th, 2006 at 7:35 pmI posted a couple of weeks ago about me doing a talk at Alert Logic. Misha Govshteyn is the founder and CTO of AlertLogic was in the group as well, and we talked for a bit about various things. If you have not talked to Misha, he is a very informed person, and he is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec07
Requiring sex offenders to register IM names and email addresses
by Michael Farnum on December 7th, 2006 at 4:35 pmI just wrote a post over at Computerworld entitled The Security of Web 2.0 – an Oxymoron. Then I find this story about Senators McCain and Schumer proposing legislation that will require sex offenders to register their IM names and email addresses. I need to read more about this bill. Like typical security legislation passed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Dec05
CJ Kelly, a blogger at Computerworld, proclaimed yesterday that the Internet is safe from DDoS. She says: …maybe 5-8 years ago this was a possibility, but I don’t think it’s possible to do a large scale DDoS attack any more. Man, I am so happy to hear this news. You can’t fathom the relief at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec05
A new book on Wireshark / Ethereal
by Michael Farnum on December 5th, 2006 at 3:11 pmPosted In: Security
There’s a new book now published by Syngress about Wireshark / Ethereal. Larry Pesce from Pauldotcom helped write a chapter in the book. Go check it out and buy a copy here. Vet
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Dec03
I usually don’t post about my personal life, but I have to share some stuff from this weekend. First, my five year old son is in Taekwon-do. Normally, a white belt would go to yellow tab, then yellow belt, green tab, green belt, and so on. But with juniors, this group makes them go through […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec01
Is your boss spying on you? – or – Change management is important
by Michael Farnum on December 1st, 2006 at 11:26 amMy friend Martin McKeay posted a few days back about email privacy. Another friend, the great Alan Shimel, responded with some thoughts of his own. In light of these posts, I found interesting the following story from another friend (not a blogging buddy). Here’s the story: My friend works at a rather large national sales-type […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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