3D Security Analysis Report: Home Edition [phoneboy.net]
If you're a (potential) Check Point customer, you've likely heard of our 3D Security Analysis Report. I let it it run for a day or so to collect traffic. There were a couple of surprises here.
Parking Lots and PCI Compliance [phoneboy.net]
Like many things in Computer/Network Security, I've learned many things as a result of my job. Many parking lots, especially in big cities like Seattle, are self-service. In plain sight.
To Be Heard… [phoneboy.info]
There’s this text box. A text box that begs to be filled with the internal chattering, giving it a sort of physical manifestation.What does the chattering say right now? I don’t know. Or read.
Why not do a little Security Theater of my own? [phoneboy.net]
Recently, I was approached by a few people inside Check Point about doing a security-focused blog. I've done that in the past on phoneboy.com, but my goal is to do it here with a singular focus.
Denial of Service: An Old Classic Not Going Anywhere [phoneboy.net]
The implementation details will vary depending on the attack target and the request type, but the basic concept of a denial of service is to overwhelm a target with a seemingly legitimate series of r…
Meet the New Blog, Same As The Old Blog [phoneboy.info]
I kinda did a post earlier today, but now that I have everything hooked into IFTTT (at least until Posthaven adds its own support for posting on Social Networks on new posts), I guess I should "reint…
How to COPE with BYOD [phoneboy.net]
If you've been in the IT industry long enough, you'll start seeing the same concepts "reinvented" every few years or so.The current panacea is so-called Bring Your Own Device--the idea that an end us…
Trust No One? [phoneboy.net]
Trust. It's something I'm sure many security professionals think about in various contexts. There's an insane amount of things we simply trust without really thinking about it. This includes:
My goal in work life: send short emails with large attachments to company executives and get one word responses.