Bob Walder

Bob Walder is Research Director for Gartner Inc., network security specialist, Mac/iPhone software developer, avid golfer, writer and gadget-loving technology freak living in the south of France

This is his tumblelog, which merges feeds from his Twitter account with occasional blog entries, photo posts, link updates and other micro-blogging ephemera

In effect, a one-stop-shop for everything you never wanted to know about Bob

Once again folks: DON’T jailbreak your iPhone if you are concerned about security. Sometimes closed IS good! http://j.mp/a9b7to

RT @VicGart: Enterprise Network Firewall should publish MONDAY. I mean it this time. Apologies for the 55-day delay. Phew. #gartners …

RT @Gartnergreg: Good meeting of the new netsec analyst trio today: Pescatore, Walder and me.

Vulnerabilities, Exploits & Payloads, Oh My! http://bit.ly/d2NuLU « Is “traditonal” AV nearing the end of its life?

Crooks Crank Up Volume of E-Banking Attacks http://bit.ly/9AMXEX

The Brads – Why DRM Doesn’t Work http://bit.ly/8YQX7d « It’s funny ‘cos it’s true!

RT @bobmcmillan: Security industry faces attacks it cannot stop. 6 out of 7 AV vendors can’t block Aurora exploit variant. http://bit.ly

Security industry faces attacks it cannot stop http://bit.ly/ai41GY «Despite the headline, an interesting look at APT

Can we have a “Romantic Crap” category in the Kindle book store, and then a filter to exclude? Should get rid of 98% of the free books!

Another Zero-Day Attack on Internet Explorer: Time to Switch Browsers? http://bit.ly/b3Iapb « If you want to stick to IE, look at IE8

The False Positive Problem in Anti-Spam: Peter Firstbrook http://bit.ly/c0gQor « Great point!

Cyber Crooks Leave Traditional Bank Robbers in the Dust http://bit.ly/a8a057 «Bank robbers to enroll in ethical hacking courses?

RT @Gartner_inc: Neil McDonald, #Gartner: Key Takeaways from #RSA http://bit.ly/bele8N

Just back from IAMe4 in London. Excellent summit for those interested in IAM. If you weren’t there, why not? RSA is no excuse!

Great.!Snow means lorries banned from roads (good idea, except…) which means no propane delivery.Which means day 3 of no heating/hot water