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SecurityRamblings.com is more or less a place for me to muse about subjects relevant to the InfoSec community. The blog posts are basically a loosely organized stream of consciousness and I make no promises as to the quality or coherence of the content.
2018 InfoSec Tweet Awards

2018 InfoSec Tweet Awards

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As 2018 comes to a close, it becomes time once again for the annual InfoSec Tweets Awards!  This marks the 7th year running.  As long as you keep reading these posts, I'll keep ...
2017 InfoSec Tweet Awards

2017 InfoSec Tweet Awards

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Another year done.  You know what that means?  It's time for the annual InfoSec Tweets Awards!  This marks the 6th year running.  As you long as you keep reading them, I'll keep ...
2016 InfoSec Tweet Awards

2016 InfoSec Tweet Awards

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Welcome back good reader.  This year marks the 5th Annual InfoSec Tweets Awards!  It's hard to believe I've been doing this for half a decade.In 2016 I reduced the number of accounts ...
Stuck in Traffic - Rogue One and InfoSec, Part 1

Defeating the Rebellion with Security Controls: A Star Wars Story

The weekend Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was released a conversation started on Twitter discussing the missteps made by the Empire which inevitably lead to the theft of the Death Star plans ...
Stuck in Traffic - Career Advice

Breaking Into Security: A Compendium

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Like most Information Security practitioners, I am frequently contacted for advice on breaking into this industry.  Rather than write yet another blog post on the subject, I thought it would be more ...
2015 InfoSec Tweet Awards

2015 InfoSec Tweet Awards

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It's December 31th so that must mean it's time for the 4th annual InfoSec Tweet Awards!  Over 2,100 of you read last years post (my 2nd most popular to date) so it seems ...
Review: Hacktivist Vol. 1

Review: Hacktivist Vol. 1

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A year and a half ago I reviewed the first issue of "Alyssa Milano's Hacktivist" (see review here).  With last week's release of Volume 2, Issue #1, I thought it about time to ...
Book Review: Spam Nation

Book Review: Spam Nation

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As an Information Security practitioner I am no stranger to Brian Krebs.  He is undoubtedly the foremost investigative reporter covering "cyber crime" (yes, I said "cyber").  I've followed his work since the ...
2014 InfoSec Tweet Awards

2014 InfoSec Tweet Awards

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Welcome to the third annual InfoSec Tweet Awards!  These posts continue to be some of the more popular blog entries on SecurityRamblings.com so I feel compelled to continue the series.As in previous ...
Book Review: The Basics of IT Audit

Book Review: The Basics of IT Audit

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Full Disclosure: I was the Technical Editor for this book. While some may say this makes my opinion biased, I believe this has made me more critical of the finished work.The Basics ...