I Am Security

Category: Opinion

  • Infosec conferences/talks redux

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    Don’t mind me, just poking my head in here to make sure the cobwebs haven’t taken over this place yet 😛 So yes – I’m going to be blogging waaay less then before because of, well, life? But I recently saw a post from Daniel Meissler who discussed how (in)effective are modern security talks at…

  • Thoughts about the Apple vs FBI iPhone firmware case

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    Not trying to provide the full story here, just a few thoughts and directions as to security, privacy and civil rights. (for the backdrop – Apple’s Tim Cook letter explains it best: https://www.apple.com/customer-letter/) From a technical perspective, Apple is fully capable to alleviating a lot of the barriers the FBI is currently facing with unlocking…

  • An obituary to pentesting?

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    I just saw a blog post in which Mike Kemp discovers the realities of 2010 (linkedin). (disclaimer – I know Mike and love him as a person, and this is my way of poking at him a bit – no disrespect here, but pretty much the opposite) Now, go read that post (yes, I know, it’s…

  • Debunking the “8200”, “81” and other #### ex-Israeli Army Intelligence myth

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    I’m a known and pretty vocal advocate of self learning, self starting, and inquisitive entrepreneurial spirit. As such, I’ve witnessed over my years in the security industry, a lot of occasions where the halo or myth surrounding some so-called “elite” units in the Israeli Army Intelligence has blinded people. Such blindness comes from a very…

  • 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…