A Few News Items that Pissed Me Off

September 23, 2011
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A Few News Items that Pissed Me Off

There were several stories this past few weeks that just sort of … well I’ll just say it … pissed me off. I know that’s not too professional of me but it just gets my blood boiling. Companies just seem to be doing the wrong thing lately. Whether it be changing their terms of...
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Top 3 NoVA Infosec Blog Posts of the Week

September 23, 2011
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Top 3 NoVA Infosec Blog Posts of the Week

It’s that time of the week again: the time where we take a look at what local security bloggers have been up to. You can take a look at what local security bloggers have been up to but if you can’t get enough of the local security scene, check out our NovaInfosec Twits listfor even more great...
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Mobile Security “Average” Practices

September 22, 2011
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Mobile Security “Average” Practices

There have been a few articles over the past week describing some general suggestions on protecting mobile devices. Coincidentally, I’ve been doing some research on advice we could provide “average” everyday iPhone users on this topic and these articles confirmed much of what I’ve found. Yeah, we could consider using one of the newfangled...
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Will New Monthly “Continuous” Monitoring FISMA Requirements Work?

September 21, 2011
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Will New Monthly “Continuous” Monitoring FISMA Requirements Work?

According to GovInfoSecurity as well as several other publications, starting next month federal agencies will be required to implement continuous monitoring as part of their obligations under FISMA. At a minimum “continuous” is defined as monthly. All of their reported data needs to be fed into the CyberScope system. Oh and for training and...
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How to Win Followers & Influence Friends

September 20, 2011
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How to Win Followers & Influence Friends

I had the pleasure of presenting at the inaugural Reverse Space Conference (RSCon) this past Saturday. I hope everyone learned a few things… I also picked up a some additional tips from several of the attendees and am continuing to investigate other ways we can use Twitter more effectively to manage our careers. Thanks!...
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The Value of a CISSP

September 19, 2011
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The Value of a CISSP

Local blogger Laura Raderman put out a great post last week titled “(ISC)2 and the CISSP.” I think she’s right on point in expressing how a lot of us feel regarding the (ISC)2, the CISSP, and the value they add to the security profession. Basically … meh … but need it to keep the...
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Where You Want to Be This Week for 2011-09-19

September 19, 2011
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Where You Want to Be This Week for 2011-09-19

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 listed in our Calendar and in this post, contact us...
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