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I wrote this long version a year ago after I posted the short version of my review of “Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World” by Joseph Menn and I received fair … Continue reading →

I don’t think there is another word in the English language that provokes as much of an emotional response from information security professionals as much as ‘cyber’. In fact, half of the people who just read that last sentence are … Continue reading →

Southwest Airlines recently aired a TV ad in their “Wanna Get Away” series that features some serious password blunders. In the ad a General is asked for his password so that they “can lock down the system” which he then … Continue reading →

CSI has a proven formula for making popular TV shows. Unfortunately that history does not include accurate TV shows. When it comes to tech and things ‘cyber’ this is probably the preeminent example of CSI being bad and wrong at … Continue reading →

Two teenagers in Winnipeg Canada somehow got the idea to see if the default password on a Bank of Montreal ATM machine was still valid. The got the default password after finding the operators manual for the ATM online. As … Continue reading →

Apparently FBI Director James Comey thinks that everyone in the Information Security Industry is a dope-smoking pothead who gets high just before an interview. “I have to hire a great work force to compete with those cyber criminals, and some … Continue reading →

As you might suspect, the bad guys have much better exploit notification than the good guys. While there is no central repository of vulnerability information that is only released to the good guys, Microsoft does an excellent job with early … Continue reading →