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 listed in our Calendar and in this post, contact us...
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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 right fit. Oh and if you are just trying to...
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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 the most interesting talks combined with a good mix of...
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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 few good options that I thought you may find useful....
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Have Passwords Become Obsolete?

January 19, 2012
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Have Passwords Become Obsolete?

A recent article over CSO Online by Taylor Armerding debates if password use might be outdated. According to Armerding, some experts believe that passwords are becoming obsolete and alternative forms of authentication such as biometrics should be used. Others argue that passwords are a solid form of authentication as long as they are used properly....
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Motivating Security through Cyber Insurance

January 17, 2012
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Motivating Security through Cyber Insurance

There’s been some talk about cyber insurance lately. How it’s a great business strategy … how it’s a rip-off … how you should approach it cautiously… The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of cyber insurance are companies purchasing it as a replacement for actually implementing any security at all....
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Where You Want to Be This Week for 2012-01-16

January 16, 2012
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Where You Want to Be This Week for 2012-01-16

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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