@streakmachine well he deleted his account, so technically his profile doesn't exist. :P
@matigo I changed securitytheater.phoneboy.com to phoneboy.org and PourOver picked it up as new URLs. :P
There's a Nintendo Wii-U Sized Hole In My Firewall [phoneboy.org]
In order to allow your Nintendo Wii-U to participate in multiplayer online games, you have to configure your router/firewall/whatever in one of three ways per Nintendo: Edited to add on 10 Aug 2015:
Why SSL Decryption Is Important [phoneboy.org]
From Exclusive: The OPM breach details you haven’t seen: OPM then notified DHS’ U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, and a forensic investigation began. SSL/TLS traffic is pretty common.
Bringing Order To The Chaos Of Information Security [phoneboy.org]
It’s very easy to get discouraged in the information security business. When these threats are exploited–it’s no longer a question of if–data and reputation loss are likely results. Where are they?
Marketing Hype and Security Technology That Actually Works [phoneboy.org]
There have been a few videos produced that show various ways to bypass Palo Alto Networks firewalls. Disclaimer: The views herein are my own.
Shouldn't a Security Gateway Be Secure By Default? [phoneboy.org]
From Palo Alto Networks: Best Practices for Securing Your Network from Layer 4 and Layer 7 Evasions: Block all unknown applications/traffic using security policy. My guess: probably not. Disclaimer:
Now on Github Pages, New RSS Feed Location [phoneboy.org]
For various reasons I decided to move the hosting of this blog to Github Pages. I now have a nice, spiffy new site theme as well. Not that too many people care about that stuff.
The Start of my Information Security Career 20 Years Ago [phoneboy.org]
Update: For those who like to listen to audio instead of read, I recorded a version of this story in podcast form. Back then there was just the guys who ran the servers. Qualix Group. The bottom lin…