Posts Tagged ‘Security Tools And Technology’
The Beginning of the End: My New InfoSec Blog
Today I start what is likely to be the beginning of the end for me. My knowledge of Information Security, in its basic form, goes back to 2009. That’s when, as a Defense Contractor, I found myself staring at the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) set forth by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The objective was…
Read MoreReview of the WordPress AntiVirus Plugin – Effective or Not?
After my most recent Review of the WordPress WordFence Plugin post I felt it was only fair that I take time to review the effectiveness of other similar security focused plugins in the WordPress.org repository. It’s important to understand that while I work for an InfoSec company my focus is not on whether its a…
Read MoreReview of the WordFence Plugin – Effective or Not?
As of late I have been seeing a lot of traffic on various mediums, WordPress.org, Twitter, and Facebook about this new plugin – WordFence. It hasn’t been around for too long I don’t think, maybe 6 months or so, and I have been getting a lot of questions around its effectiveness, etc… I get this…
Read MoreSelecting a MAC Anti-Virus Solution
I am what most would consider to be a new adopter of Apple machines, less than 6 months, other than the obvious iPhone that is. It’s important to note though that this hasn’t been my first try, I attempted the conversion about 14 months ago and failed miserably. I found myself secretly getting my Windows…
Read MoreIs LastPass Secure?
Back in February I put out a post talking about Web Security: Managing Your Passwords, with the recent compromises on sites like LinkedIn, eHarmony and Last.fm I felt it was appropriate to go back and look at some of the technical aspects of the LastPass solution. Specifically on whether it is secure. This week I…
Read MoreWordCamp Orange County 2012: WordPress Security Presentation
I was a great experience giving the WordPress Security presentation at WordCamp Orange County this year. Big shout out to the organizers, Brandon Dove, Jeffrey Zinn and Robert Nienhaus. Thanks to Daniel Cid, Mark Jaquith, Andrew Nacin, and Dre Armeda for taking time to review and provide guidance. For those interested, here are the slides from the presentation.…
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