Curiosity in Practice
I will get this question 30 times in the next two weeks so I thought I would head it off at the pass. When you buy that awesome new laptop on Black Friday here is what you need to do: DO NOT pay geek squad or staples easy tech to do anything to the laptop. … Read more
Tim Tebow is a terrible quarterback. He isn’t tall enough. He isn’t fast enough. He throws like a junior varsity quarterback. He isn’t an NFL quarterback. People openly root for him to fail every week. So why would I want my son to be like him? Tebow might not be a great quarterback but it … Read more
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); … Read more
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 … Read more
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
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.