jgamblin

I helped a local company pay off hackers.

From time to time I get called by small organizations, law firms and companies in my local area to do some consulting on security issues.  Yesterday afternoon <redacted organization> called me and told me they were getting this pop up on one of their computers: That pop-up is known as CryptoLocker and once your machine … Read more

Oh crap. My kid is just like me.

One of my close British friends said I had one of the most naturally ebullient personalities of anyone he ever met.  After I looked up the word “ebullient” to make sure he wasn’t insulting me I came to understand that it defines my character better than any other single English word. Cheerful and full of … Read more

The Unglamorous Work of a Security Practitioner

Here is a stack 105 computers we are surplusing at work after 5 years in service. Before they get sold at auction it is my job to make sure all the data is securely and permanently removed from the drives.   For this tedious job I turn to a copy of DBAN to wipe the drive … Read more