I am a visually driven person. I think in non-linear ways, and have a 4′x8′ whiteboard in my office that I use several times a day. Mind mapping, therefore, is a natural fit for me. As a speaker, I’m generally impressed by those who also mind map. If you are also visual, you may find [...]
What do you think the future of how we practice security looks like? Join our experiment in mind-mapping
March 5, 2007 By
Google Apps Premier Launches – does this mean security takes a hit? You bet it does (so what do do about it)?
February 28, 2007 By
Well, the big announcement last week and through the weekend was that Google Apps Premier launched. This is a chance for companies to leverage the power of “office tools” from anywhere and is set to foster more effective collaboration. On a personal level, I use (and like) Google docs, so I can see the draw. [...]
Our first Security Podcast Q&A with Adam Dodge
February 19, 2007 By
Welcome to a new programming aspect of the Security Catalyst experience: our Q&A podcast. After recording this weekend, we made the decision to run this today and push the Family Security Series back a few days (the team engaged in advising me has really brought on a lot of value and I am looking forward [...]
LinkedIn: Good for Relationships, Bad for Security?
January 29, 2007 By
I believe in the power of human connection. I believe in the power of relationships. And I think that networking done for networking sake never works. But if you network by building relationships, then in my experience, you will be more successful in your endeavors. Recently, there was a flurry of postings about the value [...]
Punchscan profiled in IEEE Spectrum
January 16, 2007 By
When I set out to research the voting security series, I didn’t anticipate really finding a solution with merit. I really expected to report back that, as security professionals, we have our work cut out for us to inject ourselves into the process and improve the way these systems are developed, tested and used. During [...]
Protecting The Enemy
January 15, 2007 By
By Ron Woerner Way back in 1971, Walt Kelly had a cute cartoon called “Pogo.â€Â On earth day of that year, Pogo said something profound, “We have met the enemy and he is us.â€Â It’s just as true today that the largest threat to any human is themselves. In her blog, “What comes after usability?†[...]
Identity Theft is not supposed to be part of Paradise!
January 4, 2007 By
If you’ve never been, Key West is a paradise, of sorts. Plenty of tropical settings, water-side bars and restaurants and tons of live music. I’ve been using the last few days down here in Margaritaville (yup, I’m a Parrot Head) to relax, reflect and focus on the year ahead. Since last night was my parent’s [...]
Security Friday Fast Fact: How does SSL protect me?
December 22, 2006 By
By Cutaway (Trusted Catalyst and host of Security Ripcord) How does Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protect me? Well, unless you understand network traffic, encryption, and web applications then you probably do not know the answer to this question. Fortunately, if you are reading this you probably do understand how SSL works as well as the [...]
Stop Thinking Hacker, Start Thinking Insider
December 18, 2006 By
By Adam Dodge For this post, let’s ignore my thoughts (read: strong bias) that information security is about reducing the overall risk to information within an organization to acceptable levels (read: NOT about technology). Okay, perhaps that was a bit more like “announcing†my thoughts then “ignoring†them, but let’s just move along. In The [...]
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
December 14, 2006 By
By Joe Knape Larry Seltzer’s article “The New Attack Pattern†states that “things are getting better for the average user over time.†At the same time, several other authors state in a fairly lucid manner that users didn’t feel a whole lot more secure in 2006. To make matters seemingly worse, according to most would-be [...]
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