Sep29
Gap laptop stolen with data on 800,000 job applicants
on September 29th, 2007 at 7:14 pmPosted In: Security
Argh. Just…argh… Vet
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Sep28
End of Quarter fun
by Michael Farnum on September 28th, 2007 at 9:33 amPosted In: Sales, Security Reselling
I have worked for three consultant / VAR types over my career, but I have never been pure pre-sales until this job. And because of that, I am always working very close to the sales people and even our regional director of sales. So I am getting very familiar with the end-of-month / quarter / […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep26
OWASP Houston Chapter meeting featuring Jeremiah Grossman
by Michael Farnum on September 26th, 2007 at 11:31 pmPosted In: Security
If you have some interest in web application security and you live in or are going to be in the Houston area on Oct. 10, come on by for a great presentation. Bring your copy of Cross Site Scripting Attacks: XSS Exploits and Defense for Jeremiah to sign. I am going to be speaking about Accuvant […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Sep26
Splogs are annoying – especially porn ones
by Michael Farnum on September 26th, 2007 at 10:30 pmPosted In: Security
Mr. Cutaway felt honored me with a request for an email interview yesterday (you can read it here). And though it took a bit of time to answer it, I really appreciate it because it allowed me to really focus on a subject (it was about centralized logging), and I really got into it. But it goes farther […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep23
Be secure – don’t make people the problem – automation only goes so far
by Michael Farnum on September 23rd, 2007 at 11:26 pmPosted In: Security
Kudos to Joat on this post about this article @ Darkreading. Some expert in the article is warning of insider threats (we all know they exist) and how you can detect when an employee is about to get medieval on you. Joat advice is to secure your environment, keep a watch on people but don’t be so […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Sep20
This post at Darknet.org.uk was devastatingly hilarious. Just the title alone made me crack up: Im In Your Leenucks Box Changing Your Password. It is all about a professor teaching a technical class. He has some young punk who thinks he is the man when it comes to hacking. The prof teaches the punk a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep19
We had a sales person ask for a recommendation on personal password management. Of course everyone recommended Password Safe. But then the fun began: #1 Pen and paper? #2 And tape it to the bottom of your laptop. #3 I just use “password” for all mine. Keeps it real easy #4 – This one is mine: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep18
Rothman rides to the rescue
by Michael Farnum on September 18th, 2007 at 9:41 amPosted In: Security
Being the IT support for the family is a fairly regular occurrence. And now days, a lot of that involves security issues. For instance, just last week my sister-in-law decided to get satellite Internet at her house in back woods Mississippi (they had been using dial-up at my parents’ house on their computer, but the speeds […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Sep17
Where are we and what are we doing?
by Michael Farnum on September 17th, 2007 at 9:50 pmPosted In: Security
I know so many people have asked this question before in security, but just what is it we are trying to do? Are we trying to make a difference in security, or are we just trying to make a buck? Of course, you can ask the question, “Why can’t it be both?” But really, are we […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Sep17
Simple Nomad to talk about fingerprinting IDS/IPS @ IT Security World
by Michael Farnum on September 17th, 2007 at 10:27 amPosted In: Security
Looks like Simple Nomad is going to be talking some more about IDS/IPS evasion and fingerprinting at IT Security World in San Francisco. I wrote about this earlier this year when Simple Nomad presented some of his findings at TRISC. It looked like some very cool stuff, and it presented an interesting dilemma if it can […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Sep14
BayouSec date and time set for Oct 4, 7pm
by Michael Farnum on September 14th, 2007 at 3:28 pmPosted In: Security
OK, I have officially set a date, time, and location for BayouSec. It will be on Oct 4, 7pm, at the Dave and Buster’s at: Richmond at Fountainview6010 Richmond Avenue Houston , TX 77057 713/952-2233 If you are currently or are aspiring to be a security professional and live in or around the Houston area […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Sep14
Infrastructure security newsletter from DHS
by Michael Farnum on September 14th, 2007 at 7:29 amPosted In: Security
I recently found out about the Depart of Homeland Security’s Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report through a mailing list to which I subscribe. I decided to subscribe tot he report even though it is not centered only around infosec, and I have found that it has some great information in it, even if just to help my […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep12
My wife is pretty, smart, AND security conscious
by Michael Farnum on September 12th, 2007 at 9:07 amPosted In: Security
First off, I have always thought my wife is smarter than I am. She is a serious science and math person, where I am more about more philosophy and literature (basically comes down to me not wanting to work hard enough to come up with a real answer for a question). But just like most […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Sep11
Accuvant pimp machine is turned on (nSolutions events in Houston and Dallas)
by Michael Farnum on September 11th, 2007 at 11:36 pmPosted In: Security
FYI, if you are in the market for a solution to help manage configurations on many disparate servers and network devices, nSolutions might be what you need. We are doing a couple of events with them in Houston (Sept 20) and Dallas (Sept 20). If you are familiar with Tripwire or nCircle, then you will […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Sep11
Sorry everyone. I just got Internet at my new house (AT&T needs an ass-whoopin’ – I may talk about it in my personal blog), so I have only been able to get online during work hours. And though I sometimes blog when at work (I hope none of the Accuvant big bosses see this post […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Sep07
Been very busy moving into a new house and being swamped at work. I also don’t have Internet at the house yet because of a phone line problem. I will be back soon. Promise . Vet
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