Cryptography for Mere Mortals #3
An occasional feature, Cryptography for Mere Mortals attempts to provide clear, accessible answers to questions about cryptography for those who are not cryptographers or mathematicians. Q: Some of...
View ArticleRSA Conference Friday Five – February 24, 2012
RSA Conference 2012 kicks off Monday and anticipation is in high-gear. We’re continuing to follow all the hot security topics that will be highlighted at the Conference. This week’s Friday Five looks...
View ArticleForensic incident response to the fore
We've recently been witnessing tremendous change in perspective when it comes to IT security and the shroud of embarrassment associated with breaches has been lifting.
View ArticleNow that +Robin Goins is on my s…
Now that +Robin Goins is on my side about "email" being a mass noun, how about the pronounciation of "Nokia"? ;-)
View ArticleSBN Sponsor Post
RSA Conference US 2012 keynote lineup announced. Tony Blair to give closing keynote address.http://bit.ly/wrm3Aw
View ArticleInfosec Mistakes
We all learn from our mistakes as we progress through our careers. Tripwire have compiled a list of 25 mistakes infosec people have made and I’m adding my own. You can see the total list here which...
View ArticleRazorback Appliance – Getting Started
With the recent release of Razorback 0.4.1 we decided to update the Virtual Appliance image to this release. The target audience for the appliance is people that want to test drive the system without...
View ArticleMalware Analysis Quant: Metrics – Monitor for Reinfection
As we ended yesterday’s post outlining the metrics for Remediation, we made the point that looking for malware is not a one time thing. It’s something that needs to be done frequently, if not...
View ArticleWebsense RSA Conference Preview
The RSA Conference is almost here! Here’s a quick run down on previews and activities we’ll be involved in at next week’s RSA Conference. - Websense will be at booth #1332. We’ll be doing informative...
View ArticleRedefining security intelligence by integrating the NOC and SOC (Part 1)
Over the past decade, an ever-growing divide has been forming between the network operations, and security operations teams. In many organization these two separate teams sit on different floors, have...
View ArticleBeacon Podcast – Episode 018
Hurricane Labs Beacon Podcast Episode Number: .017 – DinoRAWRS Edition Hosts: Bill Mathews (@billford), Matt Yonchak (@mattyonchak), Patrick Sayler (@psayler) Chrome to support Do Not Track privacy...
View ArticleWindows Phone 8: Security Heaven or Hell?
Introduction Mobile World Congress 2012 is almost upon us, and one of the most hotly-anticipated topics is the next generation of Microsoft’s smartphone operating system Windows Phone 8, which has been...
View ArticleThe Petrochemical Industry – Unique Challenges, Unique Solutions
The editors of Chemical Processing magazine recently published a podcast interview featuring Ryan Loughin, director of petrochemical and energy solutions for the Advanced Integration division of ADT,...
View ArticleSucuri is Hiring: Junior Support Analyst
Our team is growing and we have an opening for a Junior Support Analyst (remote). If you have a passion for the web, security, and looking to become part of a dynamic global team, then this is where...
View ArticleAt RSA: New data reinforces intimate stories of career stress and burnout
In the last year, I’ve been part of a panel of security experts that has gathered at various security events to share what we’ve learned about stress and burnout in the IT security industry, and to...
View ArticleProposed Consumer Privacy Regulations Face Challenges
This week, the issue of online data privacy received more than its fair share of attention. And with good reason. The Obama administration announced Thursday that it intended to place increased...
View ArticleTrojan, Emergent?
Yes, the Flashback trojan is back, this time leveraging a well-worn path, my dear Grasshopper. To wit: Lazy users not updating their respective Apple Inc. (NasadqGS: AAPL) Mac OS X operating systems...
View ArticleDoghouse Diaries: Vague Notes
via the genius of Doghouse Diaries at thedoghousediaries.com
View ArticleSee You At RSA 2012!
Just a quick note to my readers: see you at RSA 2012 next week. I am around Monday-Thursday and even though most of my time is booked, you can probably find me near the press room at odd hours. About...
View ArticleSan Fran Bound
Quick post and shout out to anyone heading to San Francisco next week. I’ll be at mini-metricon Monday, presenting at BSides Tuesday, and speed walking the RSA expo Wednesday. If you’re heading to...
View Article