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If you work in Corporate America there is about 100% chance that someone monitors your internet and email activity. If you have a kid at home there is only a 32% chance that you monitor what they do on the internet.  I’d also be willing to bet a majority of that 32% thinks being friends … Read more

This afternoon I was able to give a little 15 minute talk at the Mid-Missouri Young Professional Summit on Security Awareness.  I gave a fun little talk called Save Yourself From Yourself Online (SlideShare of the PPT). My Tips Were: 1. Be smart with your smart phone.2. Use great passwords.3. Never reuse passwords.4. Always use … Read more

Friday I hosted BSIDESMO at the Capitol.  We had about 80 people show up for a day full of good talks.  To be honest it was more work, more fun and ran way smoother than I thought it would for the first time I have done something like this. I learned:An ounce of planning is … Read more

I live in the middle of Missouri, I grew up in St.Louis.  When I was 8 I thought the Ozzie Smith backflip was the coolest thing in the world (Ok, it is still pretty cool).  I love to listen to Mike Shannon do play by play on the radio.  My Cardinal street cred is about … Read more

This morning I was asked by Chris Kellogg to come to KFRU and talk about internet security since it is cyber security awareness month. The 45 minutes I was on the air flew by and we didnt get to everything we wanted but we hit the following points: Have a different password for every website.  … Read more

About a month ago I was interviewed for the COMO Collective tech interview section. Here it is. One day I will give an adult interview.

Facebook has a new security feature called “Profile Review” so whenever you are tagged in a photo or a post, you’ll have to approve it before it appears in your news feed or your wall (Unapproved tagged posts and photos will appear in your profile wall in a new section called “Pending posts.”).  Of course … Read more

I spent $15 on amazon and picked up two of my favorite Charlie Brown cartoons to start indoctrinating teaching my son what some of the best cartoons ever are. Having a 2 year old is a great way to get to watch your favorite cartoons from when you were growing up.

The Relativity of Wrong… in the security industry. Randy Raw, my professional mentor (not that I pay him, but I look to him for guidance in my profession… although he probably deserves to be paid for putting up with me) sent me a link to an article by Isaac Asimov on the relativity of wrong. … Read more

What do you do when the Status quo becomes the Status:NO? Recently I have noticed a disturbing trend in my professional and personal life.  It has become way easier for me to say “Sorry, I can’t help with that.  I do (this) at (that time) already” or “no, it works ok now let’s not change … Read more