I Am Security

Category: Opinion

  • When a door is not a door

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    This is going to be a short one, because so much has been written on this, and the level of (in)competence exhibited by so many people around this has almost driven me crazy. Yes, the Sony hack. Not going to comment on what has been done, what should have been done, the sophistication of the…

  • “To the full extent of their capabilities”

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    Took me a while to clear up time and read Dave Aitel’s post on his experience with the NSA as compared to the interview that Edward Snowden did with James Bamford of Wired. Make sure you do too, and then come back here for a quick reality adjustment. So, just to set things straight: I…

  • Security and maturity – beating the averages

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    So, There’s this new (for me) LinkedIn “publishing” thing, that prompted me to try it as I was posting a semi-rant there. Let’s see how well that works out: https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140531211959-1510435-security-and-maturity-beating-the-averages?trk=prof-post

  • Getting things right goes a long way when you are bleeding

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    I’m starting to see a trend here with the weekend posts. I can stomach most of the FUD during the work days, but things get to me through the weekend. Oh well. There goes a “mandatory” heartbleed post: Yes, it’s a bad one. No it’s not the worst one. And no – the sky isn’t…

  • Relying on AV? Really?

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    I tried to hold back on this one, but if you’ve read this blog (or met me in person) you know it’s hard… Another amazing research coming out of your favorite AV vendor – uncovering ground breaking security implications. Take a minute to read this: http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/simple-njrat-fuels-nascent-middle-east-cybercrime-scene Admittedly, I have stopped reading any AV vendor’s blog…