http://www.itsecuritylink.com/people_technology IT Security Link | People and Technology en http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/151 The Open Group runs quarterly conferences, which include plenaries and tracks which are open to the public. The theme for our Munich Conference is Secure Architectures, and the following one in San Diego will also have a focus on security architecture. http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/151#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:45:41 +1000 leesa 151 at http://www.itsecuritylink.com http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/141 Researchers from <a href="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/">Carnegie Mellon</a> have <a href="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dbrumley/pubs/apeg.html">developed a way to semi-automatically develop exploits from patches</a> (cf. <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11514?ref=rss">story</a> on <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/">SecurityFocus</a>). http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/141#comments members_opinions Sun, 18 May 2008 09:38:56 +1000 Peter Berlich 141 at http://www.itsecuritylink.com http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/138 Everytime I come back to visit IT Security Link between posts, I am greeted with a google ad for "Ethical Hacking" - company: Classic Blue. I don't know if you are and I don't profess to understanding how Google does these ads. I do know one thing - "Classic Blue" does nothing of the sort. (I hate the term "ethical hacking"....it sounds so BS but that is beside the point!) http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/138#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:10:40 +1000 Drazen Drazic 138 at http://www.itsecuritylink.com http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/136 Members of the German <a href="http://www.ccc.de/">Chaos Computer Club</a> (CCC) have <a href="http://www.ccc.de/updates/2008/schaubles-finger?language=en">published</a> the <a href="http://www.ccc.de/images/misc/schaeuble-attrappe.png">fingerprint</a> of Minister of the Interior, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Schaeuble">Wolfgang Schäuble</a>, along with a video on how to make fa http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/136#comments members_opinions Tue, 1 Apr 2008 06:35:41 +1100 Peter Berlich 136 at http://www.itsecuritylink.com http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/135 CSO Magazine has a column that's titled <a href="http://www2.csoonline.com/exclusives/column.html?CID=33584&source=nlt_csocareer">What Would You Do With an Extra 10 Percent in Your Budget?</a> There's an easy answer to this. Use it for an awareness initiative. Oh, and with an extra 20%? Use it for an awareness initiative. An extra 50%? Now you're talking! There's two reasons for this. http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/135#comments members_opinions Tue, 1 Apr 2008 02:12:41 +1100 Peter Berlich 135 at http://www.itsecuritylink.com http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/134 <a href="http://www.girlwithaonetrackmind.blogspot.com/">Girl With a One Track Mind</a>, the blog by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Margolis">Zoe Margolis</a>, may seem like an unlikely entry for an IT Security blog. http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/134#comments members_opinions Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:53:09 +1100 Peter Berlich 134 at http://www.itsecuritylink.com http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/132 He's come a long way since "<a href="http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/1999/01/17538">You have no privacy. http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/132#comments members_opinions Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:45:08 +1100 Peter Berlich 132 at http://www.itsecuritylink.com http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/129 It was in the news... The German, Federal Constitutional Court had to decide on the legitimacy of "state sponsored hacking" - called "Onlinedurchsuchung" (electronic search and seizure) by its proponents - in the context of criminal investigations. http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/129#comments members_opinions Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:57:36 +1100 Peter Berlich 129 at http://www.itsecuritylink.com http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/127 With reference to marketing yourself in the IT Security job market - I particularly liked this article I read this week written by Peter Berlich and posted on Networkworld.com - http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/25318 Every point he made was valid... except one ... We can all agree we are in a global downturn - so luxury brands are screwed, right? http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/127#comments members_opinions Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:50:43 +1100 leesa 127 at http://www.itsecuritylink.com http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/119 Microsoft announced on Thursday that it has hired Disney CIO Tony Scott to replace sacked CIO Stuart Scott. Tony Scott will head up the software giant's Global IT helpdesk. A post that will see him lead more than 4,000 staff and manage tech systems for Redmond's worldwide sales, marketing and services. He will also oversee the management of all of the firm's corporate systems and applications. http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/119#comments members_opinions Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:16:19 +1100 leesa 119 at http://www.itsecuritylink.com http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/116 If you have ever been on the market for a new job in the IT Security sector you will have undoubtedly come across the typical "bodyshop" recruiters that cant wait to flog you from door to door in their hope for a 30% commission - representing only the needs of the employer and not the high value candidate that they in fact represent. http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/116#comments members_opinions Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:03:51 +1100 leesa 116 at http://www.itsecuritylink.com http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/112 The average consumer believes their web browsing is a private affair, but just step into the headquarters of Google and see the computer screens avidly displaying the words being typed into the company's search engines and we know that its not. Increasingly governments around the world are attempting to gain access into users online histories. Couple that with a series of http://www.itsecuritylink.com/node/112#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:28:40 +1000 leesa 112 at http://www.itsecuritylink.com