There's a Nintendo Wii-U Sized Hole In My Firewall [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
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 [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
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 [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
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?
Shouldn't a Security Gateway Be Secure By Default? [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
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:
The Start of my Information Security Career 20 Years Ago [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
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…
Palo Alto Networks Is Evading The Truth [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
Here’s a summary from A Letter to Palo Alto Networks Employees and Customers: The issue is a little more nuanced than this of course, so I recommend reading the piece by Moti Sagey on LinkedIn.
@matigo tomorrow and Friday are days off thankfully. Though we have electricians coming tomorrow to investigate a weird problem we have…
All that was before the Christmas presents, of course. My pocketbook is not happy.
This has been an expensive Christmas. Replaced a dishwasher and a windshield, resurfaced hardwood floors, and replaced a shower door.