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Archive for the 'information security' Category
Born Brave?
May 14, 2008The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security
April 19, 2008Really good read by Marcus Ranum
"I Have Been Expecting You Two"
April 13, 2008This 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 [...]
United Web Apps on All Devices?
March 6, 2008That’s right, its the Mesh. Security implications galore…..I hope there will be some amazing security SOA folks developing these apps.
The Internet Undersea World
February 7, 2008Conspiracy Theories abound but the fact is that the physical map is pretty cool and puts things in perspective.
(Click to open full size picture)
Thanks to Simon for mailing this.
Why Risk Management is Like Eating Lettuce
January 30, 2008On Sundays it’s a British tradition to wake up with a hangover, get a copy of the Sunday Times and watch the morning politics shows on the beeb. This Sunday past was traditional for me. Data breaches and privacy are hot political topics in the UK after the national fiasco overseen by Alistair Darling. I [...]
Express Certifications
January 26, 2008Security Friend Mano Paul (ex Security Strategist at Dell) set up a company doing online security certifications.
The Site is here and a 10% discount is here!
MSFT Results
January 25, 2008In case you aren’t a part of the “belly of the beast” or don’t regularly read financial results, we (MSFT) just posted a stellar quarter.
Compared to the year ago period, these figures represent growth of 30%, 87% and 92% for revenue, operating income and diluted earnings per share, respectively.
Listen to the Webcast
Sod the XBox, We’re Playing Chess
January 25, 2008Jack’s joined the Chess Club at school (Hana is doing Ballet this term) and tonight instead of a Friday our usual Halo 3 or Forzza “special treat” on the XBox 360 for good weekly school reports, we got to play chess in front of an open fire. Sheer bliss; especially as I pulled out some [...]
Experience is No Substitute for Clairvoyance
January 20, 2008I have been blogging for a while (just over a year). If 50% of Microsoft employees have been with the company for less than four years I am 3.5 years from a Microsoftie veteran.
I have also watched year on year as people predict the “Year of the PKI” (late 90’s), “Year of IDS”, “The [...]
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