Category Archives: Security Articles

Another Good Reason to Stay Paranoid

Posted on November 4, 2008 by White Badger

This article on physorg.com was posted a little while ago and gives an excellent example of how important it is to stay paranoid (or develop a healthy sense of it). In short, a photograph of physical keys can be used … Continue reading →

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Compliance is Just the Beginning

Posted on July 31, 2008 by White Badger

You might have noticed our new web site and its central flash animation. At the conclusion of each round of frames, we declare the following: Compliance is just the beginning! Know your enemy. Know your weaknesses. Have a plan. Behind … Continue reading →

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Beware the Mighty ICMP

Posted on July 1, 2008 by White Badger

Many months ago, we started looking around for a platform on which to build our new Persistence™ service. We were looking for something that had scanning appliances which connect back over a secure tunnel (SSL/SSH, certificate-based) and have no listening … Continue reading →

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Security Basics: Part 4 – Paranoia

Posted on May 1, 2008 by White Badger

Every good security professional has a healthy respect for the unknown, which usually is tagged as paranoia. An appropriate amount of paranoia in the right area leads to being quite effective in securing the network you’re in charge of. The … Continue reading →

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Security Basics: Part 3 – Compartmentalization

Posted on April 15, 2008 by White Badger

Anyone who knows me will be able to attest to the fact that I have at least a touch of the OCD. Most of those people will probably tell you it’s more than just a touch. In any case, I … Continue reading →

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