I just received a nice little USB stick from LogLogic. It has a bunch of info on how to sell their new MX line of products. That’s great. Seems to be a good idea. But guys, you DO know what these are used for, right? They immediately become wiped (that is, if the person is not too paranoid to actually use it). Hopefully the person copies off the material before they wipe it, but that obviously cannot be guaranteed.
So here’s my gripe. If you are going to give me a flash drive and want me to sell your stuff, make the drive 1 Gig or more. This 512 meg crap just don’t cut it. Dr. Anton, speak to your marketing people, man!
BTW, eEye did the same thing last week at RSA, but their drive was 1 gig. Kudos to the eEye marketing folks!
These branded flash drives also make great attack tools. The random USB drive might not be trusted. But if it is branded, why not?
Vet
I have announced a few new security blogs here at An Information Security Place over the last couple of years (yes, I have been here for over two years now – just realized that myself). Well, this time I am not actually announcing a new blog, but a new blogger. I am specifically talking about Sam Van Ryder, who works over at Alert Logic.
While Sam has been a prolific blog commenter for a while now, he had never taken the next step into his own blog. I guess he still has not done that, since he is actually blogging at Alert Logic’s blog. However, he is officially part of the club now, no matter is he has his own blog or is using another platform to do so. WELCOME, SAM!
Now, fair warning. Sam works for a manufacturer, so I am sure we will have to hear the party line from time to time. However, I know those guys over at Alert Logic very well (they are based here in good ol’ Houston), and I can tell you that they have some unwaveringly honest people over there. So yes, they are going to speak well of their company. That is to be expected, and I am totally fine with that. But I know Sam will also be a refreshing voice that will do a whole helluva lot more than be a cheerleader for Alert Logic. Just go judge for yourself by reading his first post. His writing style is very good, and he has some good insights.
Great stuff, Sam. Welcome to the club. Now people can be star struck by you in a couple of years. 
And kudos to Misha for getting you on there. Now if you can kick his ass enough so he will start writing again…
Vet
