Top 10 Security Voices On Twitter

I tell everyone how invaluable twitter is if you are in network security nearly daily and the next question is always “Who should I follow?”. The answer to that question changes all the time but here are my top 10 security voices on twitter to prime your pump as of today. 10. Mikko Hypponen (@mikko); … Read more

CyberCime2011

This week I had a great opportunity to come to Portsmouth, New Hampshire (its pronounced Portsmith, honest.) and give a talk at the CyberCrime2011 conference that Sage Data Security was hosting. It was one of the most well put together “small” conferences I have ever been to. The conference had an awesome line up of … Read more

Why you should read your kids email.

If you work in Corporate America there is about 100% chance that someone monitors your internet and email activity. If you have a kid at home there is only a 32% chance that you monitor what they do on the internet.  I’d also be willing to bet a majority of that 32% thinks being friends … Read more

Save Yourself From Yourself Online…

This afternoon I was able to give a little 15 minute talk at the Mid-Missouri Young Professional Summit on Security Awareness.  I gave a fun little talk called Save Yourself From Yourself Online (SlideShare of the PPT). My Tips Were: 1. Be smart with your smart phone.2. Use great passwords.3. Never reuse passwords.4. Always use … Read more

#BSIDESMO

Friday I hosted BSIDESMO at the Capitol.  We had about 80 people show up for a day full of good talks.  To be honest it was more work, more fun and ran way smoother than I thought it would for the first time I have done something like this. I learned:An ounce of planning is … Read more

Why security people make bad sports fans.

I live in the middle of Missouri, I grew up in St.Louis.  When I was 8 I thought the Ozzie Smith backflip was the coolest thing in the world (Ok, it is still pretty cool).  I love to listen to Mike Shannon do play by play on the radio.  My Cardinal street cred is about … Read more

Me on KFRU

This morning I was asked by Chris Kellogg to come to KFRU and talk about internet security since it is cyber security awareness month. The 45 minutes I was on the air flew by and we didnt get to everything we wanted but we hit the following points: Have a different password for every website.  … Read more

COMO TECH

About a month ago I was interviewed for the COMO Collective tech interview section. Here it is. One day I will give an adult interview.

Profile Review

Facebook has a new security feature called “Profile Review” so whenever you are tagged in a photo or a post, you’ll have to approve it before it appears in your news feed or your wall (Unapproved tagged posts and photos will appear in your profile wall in a new section called “Pending posts.”).  Of course … Read more

Great Fall Cartoons

I spent $15 on amazon and picked up two of my favorite Charlie Brown cartoons to start indoctrinating teaching my son what some of the best cartoons ever are. Having a 2 year old is a great way to get to watch your favorite cartoons from when you were growing up.