d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on May 28th, 2009

Tweet This! Have you seen this on a website? Twitter is often called a microblogging platform. I suppose it is. But, it also can be thought of as broadcast SMS (short message service). It’s kind of like text messaging on your cell phone. I’ve been asked my opinion of using Twitter. What follows is a [...]

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d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on May 21st, 2009

Is your cell phone like mine? I have names and addresses of family, friends, co-workers and peers stored in mine. I also have my calendar on it. A Facebook app can be accessed and more information found. My ToDo list is stored on it. Other apps, such as OliveTree Bible Reader, Notes, Twitter all are [...]

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d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on May 19th, 2009

People play a vital role in your Defense In Depth strategy. Technology, by itself, cannot provide information assurance. Likewise, great operational procedures cannot assure confidentiality, integrity and availability. Time and effort must be invested in people. I used to think that good technology and procedures could overcome almost any problem. That was before a co-worker [...]

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d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on May 11th, 2009

It’s convenient to just turn on your computer, go get a cup of coffee and have the desktop waiting for you when you come back. Right? But do you realize that you are putting your sensitive data at risk when you do that? What if you lose your computer? One barrier to the Bad Guys [...]

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d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna on May 5th, 2009

If you are interested in a real-world botnet analysis, take a look at the work being done with Torpig at UC Santa Barbara. Taking over the Torpig botnet This botnet is used for the normal activities of harvesting sensitive information from computers that are controlled. Using Domain Flux, the botnet generates lists of servers for [...]

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