SunSec last night was a roaring success- although my liver crawled under a small table and refuses to come out.
We’ve got people flying in from other states and I’m even getting a haircut!
Tonight at 6pm at Furio in Scottsdale we’re reviving that most noble of institutions- security geeks hanging out, drinking, and lying about their l33t skilz.
Updated : Forgot to list the date, it’s January 25th.
Update 2 : Fixed stupid mistake in mailto link. Bad ex-web programmer. Bad!
Bruce Schneier is one of the more venerated figures in the information security world, and rightfully so. But reading his article in Wired today, I think he might want to stick to encryption. (I know and like Bruce, so this isn’t a personal attack.)
I hate it when Farnum scoops me on my own presentation.
On January 22nd I’m giving a live webcast on DLP. The topic is Demystifying Data Loss Prevention, and I’ll be covering everything from defining DLP, through the top features to look for, to running the selection process.
I mean a literal 5-year-old child, not some obscure threat.
According to BoingBoing the child’s name is the same as someone else on the list, but according to this interview with the head of TSA by Schneier, you should only get a hit if the name and date of birth match. He was considered such a threat his mother wasn’t allowed to console him/touch him during the process.
I generally try and avoid short posts on the blindingly obvious, but it’s clear there’s a lot of focus on the Microsoft IGMP vulnerability- from both sides (good guys and bad guys).
You can find the episode and the show notes over at NetSecPodcast.com
This week we dedicate the show to the loving memory of privacy.
If you’re a geek, interested in security, or both, the official revival of SunSec is this Thursday!
Let’s shoot for 5:30-6 pm at Furio, in Old Town Scottsdale. It’s a funky little place, has a good happy hour (until 7), and is more conducive to conversation (and parking) than Four Peaks in Tempe (another suggestion, but we tried that a while back).
On January 25th I’ll be giving a ZDNet webcast (sponsored by Oracle, but objective content, as always!) on database security resolutions for 2008.