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Interesting Information Security Bits for 03/06/2009

by kriggins on March 6, 2009

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Good afternoon everybody! I hope your day is going well.

Here are today's Interesting Information Security Bits from around the web.

Not exactly InfoSec related, but some very good advice for those who telecommute, even those who do so part-time.
Tips for New Telecommuters Who've Been Laid Off or Fired - Network World
Tags: ( telecommuting )
Are your proxies doing their jobs? Are you sure all your users are going through them as they should be.
Unauthorized Web Use On The Rise, Sneaking By IT - DarkReading
Tags: ( proxy )
Go ahead, try that new thing. To try and fail and learn from that failure is infinitely better than to never try at all!
Fail Better : The Security Catalyst
Tags: ( general )
Hal shows us a situation we need to be aware of when using some command line tools for exploring text in forensics images.
Missed It By That Much! << SANS Computer Forensics, Investigation, and Response
Tags: ( forensics tips )
Shack is asking our opinion on a few questions about changes we might be thinking about in our organization's security programs because of the economic environment's impact on staffing and resourcing. Drop by and give him your thoughts.
ShackF00 >> Infosec Impacts from Understaffing
Tags: ( general )
Like the title says, the last of the Defcon 16 videos have been updated and await you viewing pleasure.
Last of the Defcon videos uploaded | Security4all - Dedicated to digital security, enterprise 2.0 and presentation skills
Tags: ( videos conference defcon )

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Interesting Information Security Bits for 02/10/2009

by kriggins on February 10, 2009

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Good afternoon everybody! I hope your day is going well.

Here are today's Interesting Information Security Bits from around the web.

This is always an interesting challenge. Not for the faint of heart.
DC3 Challenge
Tags: ( challenge dc3 )
Looks like she has the chops for the job.
Obama taps Bush aide Melissa Hathaway to review federal cybersecurity efforts
Tags: ( general )
Link pretty much says it all. Deadline is May 15th, 2009.
DEFCON 17 Call For Papers
Tags: ( cfp defcon 17 )
Having been bitten in the past by exactly the same thing as Mr. Bump, I heartily suggest you heed his advice.
BumpInTheWire.com >> Blog Archive >> Shootin Ducks On A Pond
Tags: ( availability )

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Interesting Information Security Bits for 01/15/2009

by kriggins on January 15, 2009

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Today's Bits consists of more risk assessment talk, biometrics and passports, secure code by demand, compliance vs security, builders and breakers in software security, DEFCON CTF, how SSL works, PCI and security, a good way to quantify risk and an argument that one pass data wipe is enough. Details below.