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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Security Basics: Part 2 – Visibility
You very simply can’t fix what you can’t see. This is something that nearly everyone in the IT field struggles with at some point. This is largely due to the lack of proper tools being used to manage the network … Continue reading
Security Basics: Part 1 – Consistency
Most organizations don’t start out with the resources or immediate need to properly roll out imaged workstations or manage their networks using high-level tools. What happens more often than not is that the network is a collection of very different … Continue reading
Security Basics: Part 0 – Introduction
In doing assessments for various organizations (many of which are in the financial sector), there are a number of common issues that come up. Flat networks, lack of good patching practice, and vulnerable (and unfixable) legacy systems almost always make … Continue reading
What is a Penetration Test? – Part 2
In the first part of this article, I wrote about how the term “Penetration Test” is very much misused and has had its meaning distorted by a variety of different players in the industry. So, how do I answer the title … Continue reading
Intel and Microsoft Fund Clean Slate for PCs, My Suggestions
According to Engadget, Intel and Microsoft are funding a clean slate project to reinvent personal computing. Honestly, I think there is plenty to like about where we are currently and where the near- and medium-term evolutionary steps will likely take us. … Continue reading →