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It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times…A Tale of Two Passwords

| | Best Practices, Information Security, Password Security, Professionally Evil, Secure Ideas, security, Security Awareness, web app security
Two of the characters in Charles Dickens’ beloved novel, A Tale of Two Cities have such similar features that their identities are swapped.  No one notices.  One escapes and reunites with his family.  The other is put to death.  Much like these characters, good and bad passwords share a lot ... Read More
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Low Hanging Fruit Ninja: Slashing the Risks of the Human Element

| | Best Practices, Business, Human Element, Password, Password Security, Penetration Testing, Phishing, Privacy & Personal Security, removable media, security, social engineering, social networking, threats, training, wif-fi
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I was not a Security Consultant.  I was a Chef.  And I worked as a corporate Chef for an organization that required very long, complex passwords that had to change every 90 days and could not match your last 6 ... Read More
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A New Consultant’s 1st Con – Wild West Hackin Fest – Way West 2021

A New Consultant’s 1st Con – Wild West Hackin Fest – Way West 2021

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Last month, I found myself Googling: Is weed legal in Nevada?  This was the day after arriving in Reno for Wild West Hacking Fest – Way West 2021.  I kept noticing that the hotel smelled like it from the moment we arrived. I was attending one of the first security ... Read More
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