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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

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

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

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.

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

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.

The Relativity of Wrong… in the security industry. Randy Raw, my professional mentor (not that I pay him, but I look to him for guidance in my profession… although he probably deserves to be paid for putting up with me) sent me a link to an article by Isaac Asimov on the relativity of wrong. … Read more

What do you do when the Status quo becomes the Status:NO? Recently I have noticed a disturbing trend in my professional and personal life.  It has become way easier for me to say “Sorry, I can’t help with that.  I do (this) at (that time) already” or “no, it works ok now let’s not change … Read more

Here is my slide deck from last nights Ignite COMO event. Ignite talks are five minute lightning talks with auto advancing slides every 15 seconds. It is honestly one of the hardest talks I have ever given.