Infosec Joblessness Remains at 0%

July 19, 2011
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Infosec Joblessness Remains at 0%

More good news I noticed last week for those on the infosec career front … the unemployment of those in our field is 0%! Well at least those categorized as “information security analysts” by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics… I’m sure there are a few of us out there looking, however, I think...
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Forensics as a Career

July 18, 2011
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Forensics as a Career

The forensics field is hot right now … tons of demand but a very limited quantity of qualified people. You think this is a field you’d like to get into? Well, the folks over at GovInfoSecurity put out a nice article last week for those that are interested. It features five skills you need...
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Where You Want to Be This Week for 2011-07-18

July 18, 2011
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Where You Want to Be This Week for 2011-07-18

It’s that time of the week again 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...
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Another Skype XSS Vulnerability

July 17, 2011
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Another Skype XSS Vulnerability

I haven’t seen too much about this in my regular news feeds but thought I would pass it along in case anyone missed it. Basically, a malicious user enters JavaScript into their profile’s mobile phone field. When one of their targets comes online, the code in that field is executed on their computer. For...
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Top 3 NoVA Infosec Blog Posts of the Week

July 15, 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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Top 3 NoVA Infosec Blog Posts of the Week

July 8, 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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NetSec Breaking Apps Better than AppSec?

July 7, 2011
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NetSec Breaking Apps Better than AppSec?

First let me define “NetSec” as a professional, full scope, network penetration tester hell bent on punching holes in your organization’s network. I’ve come to an interesting conclusion recently after working with and discussing web application exploitation with NetSec folks. Often they are simply doing it better. Would you consider annotating a finding in...
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