An Information Security Place

OK, where in the H-E-double-hockey-sticks have I been that I have never read the Layer8 blog?  The latest post about annoying your pentester made me blow orange juice out my nose!

And since I have blown orange juice out my nose a few times in the last week (see here and here), I am officially creating the Information Security Place Orange Juice award.  Whenever someone writes something that is so friggin’ funny that I blow orange juice out my nose, the award will be given.  There’s no prize money, but the honor in receiving the award should be enough (especially since I am # 16 of the 59 Top Influencers in IT Security – I guess that humility didn’t last long). 

And to add to the announcement, I am starting a contest!  For you Photoshoppers and generally creative people out there that have some free time, I need some type of picture that will represent my new Information Security Place Orange Juice Award.  I worked something up real quick below using Paint (I suck at that stuff), but please don’t let that crappy thing stifle your creativity.  I need all submissions by mid-April.  If you win, you will have my undying gratitude, a mention in my blog, and credit whenever I post the award.  If no one submits anything (which is likely going to be the case), then you will be subjected to this crappy picture every time I give out the award!  No one needs to see this thing more than once, so please submit something!

[Update] Guess you need somewhere to send it.  Here’s one of my many email addresses (obfuscated of course) : m1a1vet-(@)-gmail.com

[Update2] You probably also need a better picture to work from.  Click here for Ol’ bullet head.

Vet

I made the list of “The 59 Top Influencers in IT Security”.  Me?   I am humbled and honored to be in the list, but I have NEVER thought of myself as having this much influence.  I think maybe my connections with Martin, Mike, Alan, and others on the list got me noticed, and I think my opinions and ideas are decent, but I don’t think I am one of the 59 Top Influencers.

That being said, don’t take me off the list!  Maybe the extra traffic will make my blog uber-profitable like Alan’s, and I can get bought out!  Get the contracts ready, Chris!  Man, I’m seeing dollar signs already!

Vet