I Am Security

Author: iamit

  • SMRMageddon!

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    Social media and online interaction are dramatically changing the way our companies and employees interface with society at large. Recent examples of people tweeting or posting something silly or offensive and being responded to by doxxing or even threats of physical abuse are, unfortunately, becoming more common. Today SIRA member Alex Hutton and Ian Amit…

  • Hacking, community, friends, and professionalism

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    Adult. What a weird concept. I keep finding myself saying that word in different contexts, and it feels weird because deep inside I’m still pretty much a non-adult (can’t really say kid, so non-adult would work best here). Lately, all the buzz was around (another) overblown drama in the infosec community, fueled by emotions, friendships,…

  • Yes, you knew exactly what you were walking into…

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    I’m writing this in response to a very well put together article written by my friend Dave Lewis on CSO Online: “Are you a legitimate military target?“. In the article Dave talks about how security researchers, practitioners, and security vendors are suddenly “surprised” to find themselves potentially being under the scrutiny of foreign (and guess…

  • OSINT Links

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    http://www.onstrat.com/osint/ http://www.phibetaiota.net/ http://www.phibetaiota.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2013-07-11-OSINT-2ool-Kit-On-The-Go-Bag-O-Tradecraft.pdf http://www.osint.fail/ http://www.uk-osint.net/

  • Post RSA musings

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    So it finally happened – I’ve had my first RSA in 9 years. And what an experience. Suffice to say that I ended that week with no voice, a bad back, and minimally functioning knees, but given the premise of the show I’d peg is as a huge success. First – having BSides to catch…