Curiosity in Practice
My favorite conference asked the following question this morning: #44CON QOTW: If you could watch two hacker films the night before 44CON what would they be? Just erm asking — 44CON (@44CON) March 24, 2014 My answer was the noncontroversial WarGames and the controversial The Goonies. My friend Steve Lord asks the question that inspired … Read more
Today I had a “Classic Jerry” moment and had a pen explode as I was spinning it around in a meeting. This was the aftermath: Afterwards I post the exact same same stats to my FaceBook and Twitter account: “My pen broke while I spinning it around in a meeting it ruined my shirt and … Read more
This is what it is like anytime I am asked to search someone’s computer.
I had a chance last night to speak to the Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association about social media and social media security. My opening question was simple: What does social media and hammers have in common? The two main points of my talk were the following: My first point was:You wouldn’t give your … Read more
Can you name 5 people who are better at your job than you are? I was asked this question earlier today and after trying to convince myself that “no one is better than I am” I took 5 minutes and wrote out a list of people who are better at my job than I am. … Read more
Would you believe someone if they told you that they had four simple words that if asked honestly can make you successful? I have those four words. My grandpa gave them to me when I started my first job at 13 and came home complaining of being bored. He asked me if I had asked … Read more
Today is the 250th anniversary of the founding of St.Louis. I called St.Louis home for most of my youth and still think of it as my hometown. I figured I would celebrate by sharing a few of my favorite things about the city. This view: Ted Drewes Frozen Custard: The Zoo: Toasted Ravioli: Baseball (of … Read more
First off I must admit one of my all time favorite movies is bloodsport. I was watching it recently and it struck me that I have seen this Dim Mak scene play out at countless infosec cons: No, I haven’t seen anyone break a brick with a secret move at an underground martial arts tournament … Read more
KOMU is the local NBC affiliate out of Columbia. To be honest I really love their news broadcasts and their website and rely on them for the majority of my news. Sorry KRCG and KMIZ. Yesterday I got a couple of calls from people who were getting this when they visited the website: After looking … Read more
Last night I wrote a post about 5 things I am bad at and promised I would follow up with 5 things (appropriate to share on the internet) I am good at. So here they are: Technical Intuition My job is not hard because I have a natural understanding of how technology and security should … Read more