Archive for April, 2008

The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security

April 19, 2008

Really good read by Marcus Ranum

An intriguing security graphic, I wonder what’s coming?

April 19, 2008

Welcome to Microsoft Dennis Groves

April 16, 2008

I have been waiting to send this email since January; welcome to Microsoft Dennis Groves. Dennis will be a Technical Product Manager for the Connected Information Security Framework (more on that as promised next week). Dennis started OWASP with me back in the day and we have been trying to find a way to work [...]

Jericho Forum Keynote

April 13, 2008

If you are in London for Info Sec and are a member of the Jericho forum please drop by and say hello. I will be delivering the keynote with a brand new deck for the first time in public. Look out for the funny videos!

TechEd North America 2008

April 13, 2008

I will be speaking at TechEd in Orlando in June (and probably the TechEds in Australia and New Zealand in September).
The Connected Information Security Group - CISG, part of the Microsoft corporate information security team are working on a technology framework and set of applications to support corporate information security management programs. The Microsoft  and [...]

"I Have Been Expecting You Two"

April 13, 2008

This week I get to see two new babies. It’s going to be a superb week.
First up (and obviously by far  the most important) my wife is pregnant again and this week we are going for the first scan. This will be the first of our kids born in the UK. In October I am [...]

London Marathon

April 13, 2008

Today was the London Marathon. As always some inspiring stories like Blind Daves 7 Marathons in 7 Continents in 7 Days. Yes that’s not a typo.
One of the funniest stories I heard about this years marathon was the advice given to the Maasai tribe from Tanzania running to raise money for their village. These guys [...]

What Do Online Communities and Global Politics Have in Common?

April 13, 2008

I got back from Redmond yesterday. I am getting old so couldn’t sleep well last night; luckily for me the BBC shows Our World during the night and I caught Danger - Democracy at Work. As usual it was a superb bit of journalism this time questioning Americas dogma to spread their own blend of [...]

Software Innovation

April 9, 2008

This great article about World of Warcraft that is well worth a read for anybody who is interested in frameworks, platforms and software innovation. Read Here.

James Blunt Humour

April 3, 2008