Category Archives: Security

Computer and network security related posts.

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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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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