Curiosity in Practice
Yesterday was my 2nd day at Dell World and I spent a lot of to time talking to some really smart people about the future of the company. One of the coolest things I did was get some hands on time with Dell’s new ChromeBook the will come out next year. I also spent some … Read more
Yesterday was my first full day in Austin. I took some time early in the day to walk to the Capitol and discuss some security related issues with a friend of mine who works there. In the evening I was lucky enough to hop on the Dell DP bus and attend the #vBBQ at the … Read more
I am lucky enough to be an invited guest of Dell this week at DellWorld. They picked up the flights and hotel this week so I can share with you guys as a “social influencer”. I was scheduled to fly to Austin this morning but due to an ice storm in Dallas on Sunday my … Read more
Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. – W.J. Cameron I stumbled across this quote late last week and it has kind of stuck with me while I get ready for some much needed time off and some quality family time. I don’t spend enough time heading that call to action beyond some … Read more
Please Vote For My Ugly Sweater!
From time to time I get called by small organizations, law firms and companies in my local area to do some consulting on security issues. Yesterday afternoon <redacted organization> called me and told me they were getting this pop up on one of their computers: That pop-up is known as CryptoLocker and once your machine … Read more
One of my close British friends said I had one of the most naturally ebullient personalities of anyone he ever met. After I looked up the word “ebullient” to make sure he wasn’t insulting me I came to understand that it defines my character better than any other single English word. Cheerful and full of … Read more
I was lucky enough to spend last week in London attending one of the best organized and friendly conferences I have ever had the pleasure of speaking at. 44CON has the DerbyCon “All in The Family” model of a small intimate conference down with a crew that DefCon would die to have. I arrived in … Read more
Here is a stack 105 computers we are surplusing at work after 5 years in service. Before they get sold at auction it is my job to make sure all the data is securely and permanently removed from the drives. For this tedious job I turn to a copy of DBAN to wipe the drive … Read more
As I sit in the seat of Row 28 (No upgrade for me today!) on a flight from San Francisco to Chicago I have plenty of time to think about what kind of person I want to be. A lot of people have a bucket list of places they want to go, things they want … Read more