I have heard some good things about Safari for Windows, so I am going to try it out. And since they are pushing it with the new version of iTunes (not quite as heavy handed as the push out to Mac users – I had a choice to decline it), I figured what the heck. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I hate when I do stupid stuff. And it is even more embarrassing when it is a rookie mistake in front of a customer. A client of ours bought a new Juniper SSG 320 firewall and a new Juniper SA2000 (SSL VPN). One of our consultants has the firewall in place and working, but he […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I just read this story over at Computerworld Outback (it’s not actually called that, but it IS in Australia). It looks like there is another initiative for vote by their shareholders to get Google to quit censoring the Internet at the request of pinko-commie regimes like China. There was a similar initiative last year that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have noticed something lately that I am not sure means anything. Basically, almost every security device and product manufacturer today have started settling on a similar management interface. If it is a policy-driven device such as a firewall or IPS, many products have settled on the Checkpoint look and feel. If they have a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Go take a look at Brian Krebs’ latest Security Fix post about Network Solutions censoring an anti-Islam website. This issue is very controversial on both ends. If you don’t remember, it was about a year ago when a bunch of cartoons depicting Muhammad in a bad light were published in Danish and Norwegian newspapers. Many […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was contacted today by someone from this blog at virtualhosting.com. They asked me to link to one of their posts, which I normally don’t do if I don’t know the blogger. However, I got to looking through the blog, and I think it is worth reading. Basically, they have a list of links for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you are reading this post, then chances are that you have some interest in information security. If so, then you will also have an interest in the Security Catalyst forums. This is a treasure trove of information security discussions and the like. One of the interesting questions posted yesterday was also linked by Michael […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Looks like this Sweetbay supermarket credit card issue is starting to pop up all over the wire. From the article: They say they are aware of about 1,800 cases of fraud related to the data intrusion and about 4.2 million unique account numbers were exposed. Wow. Here’s a Sweetbay Google news search. All the stories […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the kinda crap that makes people not want to trust the Internet at all. Really, if you can’t trust an anti-malware company’s website, who can you trust? It’s really about being skeptical about the content you visit… That comes from Craig Schmugar, a threat researcher for McAfee Avert Labs. I understand the sentiment. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Found this compilation story of a lot of the infected computer products coming from China and Taiwan. I have not done any confirmation of the details, but I believe all of these have been openly published in the media. This kinda stuff makes you want to break out the conspiracy theories big time. But on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a heads up for those in and around Texas (I know that covers a lot of area). The Texas Regional Infrastructure Security Conference (better known as TRISC) is almost here again. The dates are April 21-23, and it is being held in beautiful and historic San Antonio. Also, Fiesta San Antonio is happening during […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the story. I haven’t looked at all the business logic here, but, I can speak to Encentuate as a product. Their management was horrible, but they had VERY good stuff. I tried and tried and tried to get them into my last job, but political crap got in the way. I was working in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I went out to see one of our customers this week who had their web app pwned a while back. This is the second client since I have been with Accuvant that we were trying to help via our security assessment services who got smacked around before they could make up their mind to spend […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I am getting all the usual invites for every security company that exists in the world right now, asking me to meet with them at RSA (I have a press badge via the blog). But what amazes me is how many of these companies want to talk about their new DLP product. Websense bought Port […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
OK, to be honest, the first BayouSec had more people than BayouSec II. But I think this one was more of a success by far for a few reasons. We added two more members ("membership" is used loosely in CitySec gatherings, but you get my meaning) We had good security geek discussions instead of just […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some of my fondest memories were when I was playing Dungeons and Dragons as a kid and, believe it or not, when I was in the Army serving in the first Gulf War. D&D was how I and 5 or 6 of my buddies passed the time while we either waiting for things to start […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you actually visit my site to read my thoughts (instead of just reading via a feed reader), you will notice some changes to the layout. Actually, it is a big change. I am one of those people who likes change (in certain aspects of my life anyway), and I was growing tired of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
OK people. This is your final reminder. BayouSec II is TONIGHT!!! Don;t miss the fun and all the action!! It will be a geek thrill ride!!! Well, probably not a thrill ride, but food and drinks are good. And some security talk to wash it all down. It is located at 1776 Yorktown, 7th floor, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My oldest son is a Lego freak. He absolutely loves the stuff. So my wife goes out on the Internet (usually Amazon) from time to time to look for some good deals on the latest Lego sets. One that my son has been looking at is the Mars Mission MT-51 Claw-Tank Ambush. So my wife […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I recently posted on my Computerworld blog about a task force being created to help child Internet safety. One of the respondents to my post was from The Kristin Helms Internet Safety Foundation (or at least linked to the foundation in their response). I have some recollection of that case, and it made me sick […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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