While we love security news sites as much as the next person, we really love hearing from people in the local security community. That’s why we started our “Top 3 NoVA Infosec Blog Posts of the Week” feature; it lets us highlight the best of local security bloggers, and gives you the opportunity to read awesome security material produced by members of the local community.
If you’re a local security blogger that would like to be considered for this feature, please feel free to shoot us an email or send us a tweet @grecs. We also have a handy list of local bloggers, so be sure to contact us if you aren’t already on the list!
#3 – Election Woes: Just when you thought the election headache was over, @geminisecurity proves you wrong. Because while the election itself might be over, the controversy over voting machines is just beginning. In their post “AVC Advantage Attack,” @geminisecurity points out the fact that you can learn to hack a voting machine for around $20, and it’s a fairly simple task. That’s right: We are voting on machines that are not only easy to hack, but aren’t even regulated! Something tells us that George Washington is rolling over in his grave. Be sure to check out the full post here.
#2 – Simple Security: We’ll be honest; this post got our attention before we even read it. With a title like “Simplicity is Security,” how could it not? Taking an interesting look at security by examining the use (or lack thereof) of debit and credit cards in Japan, @mubix makes some excellent points about how our desire to jump on every technological advance that comes along is making it harder to have good security. After talking about how people in Japan usually don’t have credit cards, debit cards, or do any of their banking online, @mubix poses the following question to his readers: “Should we continue down the path of “MORE SECURITY” or should we deviate a bit for simpler, possibly non-technical practices?” While we can’t say that we totally agree with the route of non-technical practices, we do believe that there is a happy medium. To answer the question for yourself, why not check out the full post?
#1 – Careers in Security: With the current economy being what it is, career advice had become rather popular as of late. Richard Bejtlich of TaoSecurity jumped on the career advice train this week in his post “Thoughts on Security Careers.” Quoting a number of different posts that deal with popular career trends and career advice for security professionals, Bejtlich gives his own insight, tips, and tricks. Even if you’re not interested in leaving your current job for another, this post is a must-read.
Well, that’s all for this week. Be sure to check back next week for more great reads from security professionals in your community.
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