NISPod 001: Length vs Width & the Relative Merits of Both

May 14, 2011
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NISPod 001: Length vs Width & the Relative Merits of Both

Welcome to our first ever podcast that a some of us having been thinking of doing the past few months. After a few practice tries we finally got one out! Anyway, in this episode we discuss some general infosec news, rant on video game policies, and talk about some recent government happenings as well...
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Grecs’ Weekly Infosec Ramblings for 2011-05-12

May 12, 2011
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Grecs’ Weekly Infosec Ramblings for 2011-05-12

If you’re not already following some of our excellent NovaInfosec Twits and are wondering where to get the best NoVA-, DC-, and MD-related security tweets, look no further than this post. Published every Friday, our “Infosec Ramblings” post takes many of my security tweets/RTs from the past week and puts them into one easy...
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NovaHackers May Videos

May 11, 2011
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NovaHackers May Videos

NovaHackers met this past Monday on the 9th and I was there to watch six amazing talks and mingle with the local novahackerati. For those that don’t know … NovaHackers an informal group of security professionals from around the NoVA and DC areas that coordinate one or two monthly events. You can get a...
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Skype 0-Day – What about 2.8?

May 9, 2011
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Skype 0-Day – What about 2.8?

There’s been a lot in the news recently about the recent zero-day affecting Skype’s Mac client. Specifically, they mention a vulnerability that could cause Skype to crash. Other sources mention an attacker being able to take over a Mac completely in certain situations. Of course all this fuss was based on the 5.x client....
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Where You Want to Be This Week for 2011-05-09

May 9, 2011
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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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Mom’s Guide to the NSA’s Home Security Guidelines

May 8, 2011
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Mom’s Guide to the NSA’s Home Security Guidelines

Last week the SecTechno Information Security Blog brought to my addition some new home security guidelines in their article “NSA Presents ‘Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secure’“. If you are an infosec pro, there’s nothing new here however it is a great little eight page reference on what home users should consider...
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Top 3 NoVA Infosec Blog Posts of the Week

May 6, 2011
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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 list for...
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