Aug31
…but deadly. Vet
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Aug30
Actually, this is a legitimate email, but I just about had to laugh when I saw the subject. Michelle, I really don’t want to know. You and Obama keep that to yourselves… Vet
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Aug28
I have recently created a website that will strictly host the podcast. The site is located at http://infosecplacepodcast.com/. The feed for site is located here. I am not going to put a lot of design into the site. I simply wanted a place for a separate site and feed for simplicity. I will still be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Aug27
I sometimes get sick of my fellow Computerworld blogger Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, A.K.A. Cyber Cynic. He is an avowed Linux-phile, which is fine with me. But he is constantly going on rants about how secure Linux is and how it’s great and wonderful and how Windows is so insecure and both sucks and blows. But […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Aug27
Gustav looking like a threat
by Michael Farnum on August 27th, 2008 at 11:04 amPosted In: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery
Technorati Tags: Hurricane,Gulf Coast,Gustav,Disaster Recovery Get your DR / BC plans dusted off if you are on the Gulf Coast in the US. Gustav is looking like a threat. Image from wunderground.com. Of course, these monsters are always unpredictable, but the models are all pointing to hitting in the Gulf somewhere. Vet
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Aug25
Expectations and Preparedness are important but have to be coupled with Knowledge and Flexibility
by Michael Farnum on August 25th, 2008 at 10:52 pmPosted In: Security
I have learned a lot in the last week about how not setting expectations and not being prepared can have a huge negative affect on a project. I know that sounds really logical and obvious. I have seen how being unprepared can slow projects. I have seen how not setting expectations can cause a project […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Aug19
Here’s the latest installment of the podcast. Jim Broome talks about some of the BH / DC talks he was interested in and rubs in the fact that I didn’t get to go (he also rubs in the fact that he was in Hawaii last week – thanks Jim). We get some closure on the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Aug14
Welcome back to My Friend, Alan Shimel
by Michael Farnum on August 14th, 2008 at 9:57 pmPosted In: Security
I have two things to say: 1. Welcome back to the blogosphere Alan. Great to have you back. 2. You people who screwed with him are filthy bastard racist cowards. Vet
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Aug13
There has been a lot of "news" spam lately with subject lines that include "CNN" or "MSNBC". Been kinda crazy. Thankfully Postini, which I just signed up for, has caught all of that crap. Vet
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Aug12
Trying to get bought, so quality drops?
by Michael Farnum on August 12th, 2008 at 9:22 pmPosted In: Security Products, Security Reselling
So there is a particular security product manufacturer that Accuvant sells that I cannot name since I will get in trouble (love ya’ Dan!) that has a good product, but their support has been horrendous lately. Actually, even their product has been slipping, now that I think of it. And it is starting to hurt […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Aug11
There’s not really a flaw (that I know of), so sorry for the theatrics. Just thought that would be a good draw. But really, there is a human problem from which NoScript cannot protect you. What if you have setup a website as trusted through NoScript, then that site gets compromised? If there is malware […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Aug08
Compensating Controls for Legit business cases
by Michael Farnum on August 8th, 2008 at 11:17 amPosted In: Security
Here’s one of those times (link NSFW) when doing something that seems contrary to good security practices because of a legitimate business need can cause you problems. This guy had an email account get hacked by someone, and the offender sent out a nasty email to everyone. But the email account was for a deceased […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Aug07
Blackhat, Defcon, security conference, hacking, DNS vulnerability, DNS exploit, virtualization security, etc. There, I posted about BlackHat. Vet
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Aug05
I just posted over at my CW blog about the lost laptop from the company running the Clear program. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over? When you read, take a look at the quotes I found from their website. Friggin’ classic. Vet
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Aug05
Here’s the second installment of the podcast. Joining me is my cohort and cohost, Jim Broome. Some of you may know Jim from his blog. Jim is definitely one of the more technical bloggers out there, serving up all kinds of geek toy and hacking fun. I hope to keep Jim around a long time […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Aug04
I just read a post by Mike Rothman where he is revisiting the "Big is the New Small" post he wrote oh so long ago (is it just me, or does 2 years in the blogging world seem more like 20?). Basically, it was all about the consolidation of the security market, which is still […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Aug01
Always Take some time to research
by Michael Farnum on August 1st, 2008 at 7:38 amPosted In: Security
So this post is not exactly about security, though it has ramifications in the security industry as well as virtually every other industry. As you may know, Accuvant is a security consulting / reselling firm. However, as the trend continues towards convergence of the network and security, we become more and more involved in infrastructure […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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