FBI Citizens’ Academy – Week 2
Cyber Crime The first topic in our week 2 session was Cyber Crime. I am not a big fan of the phrase cyber, but that's a bit of a personal issue If you remember, the FBI has 10 major priorities. If you...
View ArticleFBI Citizens’ Academy – Week 3
I apologize for the delay in getting the post for week three to you. It was a very interesting evening. Week three focused on the top 2 priorities of the FBI. Protect the United States from terrorist...
View ArticleFBI Citizens’ Academy – Week 4
The fourth week focused on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Evidence Response Teams (ERT.) We had the chance to actually have some hands on experience with some of the techniques used during...
View ArticleHacKid Conferences: A Very Cool Thing
Chris Hoff took his three young girls to Source Boston with him last week. First, VERY COOL and it sounds like they had a good time. Second, it started some thoughts in his head, some conversations...
View ArticleFBI Citizens’ Academy – Week 5
This week was arguably the week that everybody was most excited about. This week we had the opportunity to fire a few of the weapons the FBI uses. We also took turns using the F.A.T.S. (FireArms...
View ArticleSecure Coding: Ask, Don’t Tell to Get Engagement
Rafal has a very nice post up that explores why security folks have such a hard time getting application developers to care about secure coding. As I was reading that post, two ideas merged in my poor...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Merry Christmas everybody. May your day be filled will laughter, joy and blessings.
View ArticleJill Van Zelfden’s First Contribution – Layers – Not Just for Clothing
"Security infrastructure should be layered."... I'm sure we've all heard this statement or even seen it on one or more IT Security exams. The idea seems logical once explained. Yet, many corporate...
View ArticleInfoSec Certfication: Worth It or Not?
It is a never ending conversation. Is getting an InfoSec certification worth it or not? Of course, the same question can be asked about any industry certification, but that's not the point. Mike and...
View ArticleVeteran’s Day: Thank You!
There are several times every year when I think about the armed services of the United States. Days like Independence Day, the anniversary of D-Day, the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and...
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