About

July 13th, 2009

Ol' Bullet HeadMy name is Michael Farnum.

I am a Senior Solutions Engineer at Accuvant, one of the largest and most well respected security solution providers in the country. I live in Houston, Texas. I have been in IT since 1994. I have been in the InfoSec field since 2000. I hold the following security related certifications: CISSP, GSEC Silver, Security +.  I also hold a few vendor-specific certs that really don’t mean a whole lot – just part of the job.

I can be reached via my contact page.

Here are some ground rules for An Information Security Place:

  1. No trolling. When I discover a troll, I will post-haste kill the comment. For now, comments are open to all, but I will enforce registration if things become unbearable.
  2. No cursing or flaming. I can’t stand rudeness. It makes my skin crawl and my temper boil, so have respect.
  3. If a comment is blatantly false or just plain stupid, I do reserve the right to point the fact out in no uncertain terms. Hard truth is not the same as rudeness. There is often a fine line, but they are not the same.
  4. I also respect the right of commentors to tell me when I am full of crap. I am human, so I can’t say I will always get things right. If I post something stupid, let me know.
  5. This is an information security forum, not a debate engine on religion or politics. If you don’t like a politician, that is your right. But if a law directly or indirectly affects infosec, we will discuss the merits of the legislation, not the sexual preference of the legislator or the cult to which he/she belongs. That is not relevant as far as I am concerned. If you think it may be relevant, then let me know in a comment, but I doubt I will agree, and that is as far as it will go.
  6. This is my little kingdom. I don’t control much, but by golly, this place is mine. I set the rules. If you don’t like em, let me know. But be prepared for a big fat “I don’t give a crap”.  I’m not close-minded; I’m just sure that these rules are right.
  7. I reserve the right to add or delete rules.

OK, that’s my soap-box rant. Come on in and smack my opinions around.

Vet