Wow, Facebook doesn't allow pictures of ear wax? That's weird.
Wow, Facebook doesn't allow pictures of ear wax? That's weird.
View ArticleMichelangelo date
OK, having now had this conversation twice, I’ve gone back to the true source of all wisdom on all things viral, “Viruses Revealed.” I got it off my shelf, of course, but some helpful vxer (who...
View ArticleUpcoming Cloud Security Training Courses
Yes, our world domination tour continues. At least if you consider training for the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) part of your plan to know all things Cloud Security. As authors of...
View ArticleEnough Screwing Around. Let’s Start Sharing Incident Data.
We already know we have incidents after the fact, so why don't we start sharing data before they become publicly damaging?
View ArticleIID Reports Downturn In Fortune 500 And Major U.S. Government Agencies...
Deadline for temporary FBI fix propping up Internet extended, but thousands of computers and routers with DNSChanger still being exposed to dangerous computer viruses
View ArticlenCircle Survey: IT Security Pros Believe Hacktivist Threats Equal To...
Nearly three-fourths of respondents believe their organization is a target for hacktivists
View ArticleNew NoVA CTF Challenge
The folks over at NoVA CTF recently released a new contest to the NoVA Hackers list. They again gave me permission to republish the challenge here for the rest of the community to enjoy. If everything...
View Article#RSAC 2012 Risk Management Summit: Scaling Risk Management
This is piece 2 of 3 on RSA 2012 (also see my first piece "Themes & Misconceptions"). In this post I'll discuss the invite-only Risk Management Summit that was organized by Evan Wheeler within the...
View Article#RSAC 2012: Concluding Thoughts
Here we reach the end of my brain dump on last week's RSA 2012 (see my two previous posts here and here). These are mostly odds & ends - nothing overly well formulated. So, please, forgive the...
View ArticleRSA Round-up 2012
This year’s RSA Conference wrapped up just last week, so we wanted to take a look at the top trends and issues that emerged at the show. Here’s a condensed round-up of what a few industry pundits are...
View ArticleBenefits of Launching a DevOps Environment
Be hyperefficient and competitive by converting your development/IT environment into a DevOps environment.
View ArticleInterview of Bruce Schneier: RSAC 2012
RSA Conference 2012 has posted a recording of my interview of Bruce Schneier in the Crypto Commons. We discussed his new book, Liars and Outliers [[ This is a summary only. Read more at...
View ArticleGoogle Alternatives
If you are truly worried about Google's new privacy policy, you have some options. Ixquick, for example, bills itself as "the world's most private search engine." According to their privacy policy,...
View ArticleIT at Ludicrous Speed with Rugged DevOps
Developers and Operations can't be opposed. They need to work together to be able to perform at high speed.
View ArticleA Funny Thing Happened On My Way To Malware Removal…
This is an update that I originally included with the post describing the malicious infestation of malware on my WordPress site here. I’ve split it out for clarity. The last 12 hours or so have been...
View ArticleMarch 2012 OWASP Belgium Chapter Meeting Wrap-Up
Tonight was already organized the second OWASP Belgium Chapter meeting of this year. Two great (should I say “as usual”?) speakers were invited: Ken van Wyk and Jim Manico. Jim already talked during a...
View ArticleIs Facebook Sponsoring Links That Serve Up Scams?
Over the weekend, my eyes were drawn to this sponsored ad on my Facebook page. Hmm… I’ve seen that sort of thing before. Read on to find out what this page was REALLY about...(...)
View ArticleSophos wins "Best Email Security" award at RSA 2012
As regular Naked Security readers will know, I'm not usually given to marketroidistic endorsements, even of our own products. But in this case I couldn't resist it. Our Astaro Secure Gateway 8.2...
View ArticleFBI flips LulzSecs leader uses him to target other members
Sabu, the IRC name used by Hector Xavier Monsegur, the leader of LulzSec – a group responsible for several high-profile attacks in 2011 – has been working with the FBI for several months in order to...
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