In Information Security, Trust Matters [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
In a previous post, I asked if we could trust no one in Information Security. The reality is that, at some point, we have to trust. We have to trust that we have the right policy in place.
How to Catch People Outsourcing Their Own Jobs [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
I've heard of companies outsourcing jobs to China. I used to joke with my remote co-workers that I had been replaced by a Perl script. That's how "Bob" was able to get away with this for months!
Zen and the Art of Malware Detection [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
Detecting malicious code that enters your network is challenging problem that traditional anti-virus and anti-malware can't keep up with. The main message? It catches the really obvious stuff.
Securing Data in the Cloud [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
On my podcast PhoneBoy Speaks today, I discussed (very briefly) the idea of doing information security in the cloud. Surely, I could talk and write volumes on the subject.
How to Not Be Like Burger King. Or Jeep. [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
On today's episode of PhoneBoy Speaks, I discuss how to prevent your Twitter account from being hacked like Burger King's account was.
Guys I'm really sorry for the OverPour vomit. Apparently it doesn't deal well with URL changes…
Fun with Compliance [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
Earlier this week, I hung out with Jeremy Kaye, one of our in-house compliance experts at Check Point:http://www.youtube.com/embed/uvL6HdlrW08While I've been doing InfoSec for a while, or at least wo…
Moving The Security Theater Elsewhere [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
I decided to move PhoneBoy's Security Theater off of Wordpress onto Posthaven. On the plus side, it's one less instance of Wordpress to maintain.
Blast from the CHKP Past: Can't Get Putkeys to Work [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
For those of you who never had to work with Check Point FireWall-1 4.1 and earlier, you're lucky you likely never EVER had to use putkeys.The fw putkey was used to establish authentication between th…
FireWall-1 User Interface from 3.0 [securitytheater.phoneboy.com]
If you ran Check Point FireWall-1 on SunOS or Solaris, you probably remember this screen: This is a screen capture from fwui, the management interface for FireWall-1.