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Fight Club Rules for ShmooCon 2012

January 27, 2012
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Fight Club Rules for ShmooCon 2012

Yes, the day is finally upon us … ShmooCon there will be! I’ve been lucky enough to attend the past five or six years of this awesome conference. You could almost call me a veteran attendee … and as such I wanted to pass on a bit of advice for anyone heading down to...
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Do Security Maturity Models Work?

January 26, 2012
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Do Security Maturity Models Work?

Could the addition of a new maturity model to the Nation’s Electrical Grid System improve security and protect the grid from cyber threats? An article at InfosecIsland.com a few weeks ago discussed a recent White House initiative to add a maturity model to be used...
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ShmooCon 2012 FireTalks – Update 5 (Schedule)

January 25, 2012
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ShmooCon 2012 FireTalks – Update 5 (Schedule)

Well … we are withing two days of ShmooCon and the first night of Firetalks and I’m actually a little ahead this year. I don’t think I got last year’s schedule out until late Thursday night! Anyway, below you’ll find the schedule for the...
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Where You Want to Be This Week for 2012-01-23

January 24, 2012
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Where You Want to Be This Week for 2012-01-23

Where do you want to be this week? Now you’ll always know with our “Where You Want to Be This Week” feature, which will tell you about infosec meetups happening in your local area as of Sunday night. If you would like your event...
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Job: Security Specialist in DC Metro Area

January 23, 2012
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Job: Security Specialist in DC Metro Area

Looks like SecureState is actively seeking a Security Specialist to provide security test & evaluation assistance. This is definitely not a starter position however if you are mid-career and have been working in the fed sector for several years, it just might be that...
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ShmooCon 2012 FireTalks – Update 4 (Second Round Speaker Announcements)

January 20, 2012
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ShmooCon 2012 FireTalks – Update 4 (Second Round Speaker Announcements)

Just a short post to announce the second round speakers for this year’s ShmooCon Firetalks… With several more submissions between our last post and the CFP due date, the selection committee has been hard at work trying to pull together a diverse program with...
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Free Online Nmap, OpenVas & More for One-Off Scans

January 19, 2012
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Free Online Nmap, OpenVas & More for One-Off Scans

Ever find yourself needing to do a quick security scan but are on a computer that doesn’t have the right tools? This happens to me periodically when we need a quick scan done from “outside.” Out of curiosity I searched around and found a...
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