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If you are in the security community you have seen this scathing criticism of the way BSides is ran and the response. I wasn’t asked but I have an opinion on how I would like to see BSides fixed: The forming of a national council of 10 BSides Coordinators who would be responsible for setting … Read more

Santa has a naughty list and checks it twice.I know “blacklisting” is a naughty word in the security community but Santa does it and so should you.   There is no reason that if you are charged with protecting a network you shouldn’t have a list of naughty people you don’t want on your network.  … Read more

Last year Cyber Monday sales topped $1 billion for the first time making it the busiest online shopping day ever.  Shopping online can be convenient and save you a bunch of money but here are some easy rules to follow to make sure that you are shopping safely. Don’t Use Debit Cards Online. If a … Read more

Thanksgiving is next week and I always try to take some time to think about how blessed I am. I have a great job that I love, a great house and a great family. I am no where near the 1% but I am blessed beyond what I deserve to be. Every year my church … Read more

I will get this question 30 times in the next two weeks so I thought I would head it off at the pass. When you buy that awesome new laptop on Black Friday here is what you need to do: DO NOT pay geek squad or staples easy tech to do anything to the laptop. … Read more

Tim Tebow is a terrible quarterback.  He isn’t tall enough. He isn’t fast enough. He throws like a junior varsity quarterback.  He isn’t an NFL quarterback.  People openly root for him to fail every week. So why would I want my son to be like him?  Tebow might not be a great quarterback but it … Read more

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

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

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

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