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I tell everyone how invaluable twitter is if you are in network security nearly daily and the next question is always “Who should I follow?”. The answer to that question changes all the time but here are my top 10 security voices on twitter to prime your pump as of today.

10. Mikko Hypponen (@mikko); CRO at F-Secure

09. Andy Ellis (@csoandy); Akamai CSO

08. Wesley McGrew (@McGrewSecurity); Mississippi State University CCSR

07. Jack Daniel (@jack_daniel); InfoSec Curmudgeon

06. Richard Bejtlich (@taosecurity); CSO at Mandiant

05. Brian Krebs (@briankrebs); Blogger

04. Sans ISC (@sans_isc); The Internet Storm Center

03. Naked Security (@nakedsecurity) Sophos Blog

02. Microsoft Security Response (@MSFTSecResponse) Microsoft Corporation

01. Cisco Security (@CiscoSecurity) Cisco Systems

Remember twitter is a two way form of communication. See who these people talk to and check them out. Before long you will have a really strong network of security contacts right in your tweetdeck.

Of course you could always follow me (@jgamblin).

This week I had a great opportunity to come to Portsmouth, New Hampshire (its pronounced Portsmith, honest.) and give a talk at the CyberCrime2011 conference that Sage Data Security was hosting. It was one of the most well put together “small” conferences I have ever been to.

The conference had an awesome line up of nationally known speakers including Kevin Poulsen, Brian Krebs and Joe Stewart. It also had a great presentation by the secret service on Point of Sales Terminal hacking.  Although in my opinion one of the best presentations at the conference was given by Benjamin Greenfield who will have me using the word “forensicate” for the rest of my life.

If you ever get a chance though you really need to visit this part of the country. The scenery is awesome, the people are nice and the food is great.

http://www.hulu.com/embed/dfX5Ax-IQM_b3YwQr_XEpg

Its not really Halloween without watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”.

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 with their child on Facebook is monitoring.

I have heard all the excuses on why not to monitor what your kids do online but here is the homerun on why you should. 

The 58 year old principal at your 14 year old daughter’s school emailing her this:

“Hey sweetheart … I really liked having you ride shotgun next to me Friday night… It was very special for me for you to take that spot in the front seat,” he wrote. “I love you and my only task right now is taking care of you.”

The moms answer on how she stumbled on to this is really sad:

“Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t have seen them, because I don’t go in and check them.” 

As the kids these days say SMH!

I hope at some point it isn’t uncool to monitor what your kids do online.

This is an awesome Halloween commercial from MidWestComputech. I am sure they want you to buy a new firewall or a spam filter but a real security awareness program is what this office needs.

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Today’s old time horror story is Ghost Hunt by Suspense.  One of my favorites.

My horror show for today is The House In Cypress Canyon by Suspense. This one is really good.

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 two factor authentication when available.
5. Keep your computer up to date.

I had a blast giving this talk and would love to be able to give a talk like this to your group or organization.

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Here is another horror favorite today, this time its Cat’s Cradle by the Price Of Fear.

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My second old time radio horror story for Halloween. The Thing On The Fourble Board by Quiet Please.