d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on November 29th, 2008

InfoSec lessons can be directly or indirectly learned from a variety of sources. Reading widely will broaden your opportunities. I just finished reading True Tales of Old-Time Kansas by David Dary. It is a quick and entertaining read, with tales about trails, treasure, the law and people. There are stories about Abraham Lincoln, adventures on [...]

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d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on November 20th, 2008

This article was in ComputerWorld on October 15, 2008. FBI: Several nations eye U.S. cybertargets What I wanted to point out from the report is this statement, “Henry encouraged government agencies and U.S. businesses to worry less about where cyberthreats are coming from and more about how to protect their data and networks.” Be proactive [...]

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d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on November 17th, 2008

Here’s a little quiz… What do the military, agriculture and information security have in common? … … Need a hint? Ok, think about these questions… Why is the military important to our society? Why is agriculture important to our lives? Why is information security important to individuals? Each of these is subject to wild misconceptions. [...]

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