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The Project+ Exam Studying Project Is Now Extinct

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Brad

That’s right. I passed Project+ today. Really no surprises on the exam; it was pretty much what I expected. On a side note, a friend linked me to a page describing “the two things” you should know about a variety … Continue reading →

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Ishikawas

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Brad

Project+ studies continue. Did anyone else see this and think of this instead?

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Passed Security+

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Brad

I scheduled my Security+ exam last minute after getting my voucher late Monday to take the exam the very next morning. I was eager to get it out of the way before the holidays hit and I was sitting and … Continue reading →

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Waiting…virtually speaking

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Brad

I’m on the wait list for a VMWare class online. I’m planning to take a vSPHERE 5: Configuration and Management class soon so I can go take the VCP exam. Virtualization has always fascinated me, but especially now that you … Continue reading →

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Security+ Exam Prep

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Brad

I’m currently studying for the Security+ exam. Well, I’m done studying. I’m waiting to get my exam voucher from WGU now and go take the exam. Most of it is pretty straight forward stuff. If you have even a passing … Continue reading →

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The New Insider Threat

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Brad

It’s not a new threat really. People inside an organization can always be a threat. It’s just that many people, some of them prominent security professionals, have been downplaying the insider threat lately in order to hype other emerging threats. … Continue reading →

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Rubber Hose Cryptanalysis

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Brad

via xkcd

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Nmap Network Scanning Review

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Brad

Title: The long winded title for this book is Nmap Network Scanning: The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning, but I’ll just be calling it NNS. Author: Gordon “Fyodor” Lyon Rating: ***** Bottom Line: The definitive … Continue reading →

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Bookmark Backup?

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Brad

Are you backing up your bookmarks? Oh, you don’t store local bookmarks? You use a social bookmarking website you say? Well I hope you weren’t using Ma.gnolia. They announced on Friday morning that they’ve experienced a catastrophic data loss. Wired … Continue reading →

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Interesting SANS posts

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Brad

Some interesting posts on the SANS Internet Storm Center blog. I’m sure these have already been posted everywhere (I saw one on delicious earlier), but it’s always good to have these kinda things to refer back to later. The first … Continue reading →

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