September 2010
89 posts
Why it is so difficult to change a design (OR, Designers v Engineers) http://bit.ly/d6KOm1
RT @jennifer_lyn215: Grammar is important. Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse & helping your u …
RT @gollmann: Why are people surprised that malware acts benignly when you try running it in a virtual analysis system? Tickbox evasion«:o)
For those of you who still use RSS readers (!), and need Google Reader sync, try Gruml for OS X - beta, but full featured. V nice.
RT @vikphatak: Their Moon Shot and Ours - http://nyti.ms/athrqX <— I hope everyone in Washington reads this.
#GartnerSecurity Summit in London is over. Everyone agreed it was too short. Well done to Events team! Looking forward to Cannes in Nov now
I like the idea of Flipbook, but wish it would let you read the whole article when you tap rather than make you tap again to read in Safari
RT @taosecurity: Excitement about “new intrusion detection methods” tends to be inversely proportional to experience doing operational n …
RT @taosecurity: Every time I hear “divert intruders to honeynets” I remember “if you can detect it, why can’t you prevent it?” from the …
I got so used to iPhone autocorrect changing i to I that I find it annoying that iPad does it only sporadically. Anyone else noticed this?
Excellent first day at #GartnerSecurity Summit in London. Attendees seem to be loving it. Great interaction
How is it I can’t sleep overnight, but once it’s time to get up I could drop off face down in my corn flakes?!!!
Breakfast was a triumph of style over substance. Just wanted a decent plate of fruit, so don’t make me pick 37 ramekins of diced stuff-fail!
First use of FaceTime to chat to @lwalder this evening-worked great! Freaked the hell out of the dog though!
I Forgot How Bad The iPhone Is http://bit.ly/aLLp8e «Good point re Bay Area. Euro users don’t seem to have same issues at all-no probs here
Was looking forward to watching Rubicon avi files on iPad on train tomorrow-but the new VLC app is not a patch on its Mac sibling. Shame…
Not that CineXPlayer is any better than VLC. Obviously it has to be the “Right Kind Of File” to work. Have to stick with mp4 & iTunes. Ugh!
FT.com-Investec to test the UK’s appetite for subprime http://bit.ly/atPps1 « Jeez… here we go again!
I note Fannie Mae offering zero-deposit mortgages again too. I know house market needs boost, but have we learned nothing from recent crash?
On my way to sunny (!) London for the Gartner Security Summit - see you there #GartnerSecurity
Musings on Metasploit http://bit.ly/bGnSl9 « Interesting POV ;o) But bad guys won’t hold back, so why should researchers/testers?
On this Battle of Britain Sunday, remember the 544 men of Fighter Command. The cost of freedom. Remember the few.
RT @atnan: A blind iPhone user watches the sun set for the first time, in colour http://bit.ly/c3XEcI
Jobs Says Apple TV App Store Could Launch When the Time is Right http://bit.ly/9CrdZ6 « The time is now, Steve. Wait longer & miss the boat
RT @VicGart: Best of luck to the analysts supporting our Security Summit in London next week! Regrets I won’t be there this time. #gar …
‘App Store For Exploits’ Could Reduce Enterprise Vulnerabilities-DarkReading http://bit.ly/cbCeR4 « Interesting initiative
Gartner podcast on “Testing Security Products” (subscription req’d) http://bit.ly/9YxDb5
RT @NSSLabs: “The Silent Threat of Client-Side Exploits” webinar http://bit.ly/cTzyTo « Missed it, but looks like replay is available
I’m sure you thought this was a good idea at the time, but you will regret it in 5 years, trust me! :o) http://bit.ly/c6ZE0n
RT @Gartner_inc: Experience what #Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Cannes is about. http://bit.ly/d4mLdW #GartnerSYM
Golf Vision Green Analyzer Released for iPhone http://bit.ly/9RjaG8 « WTF? Using this, your round would take 8 hours!
RT @hdmoore: exploiting the Samba vulnerability does require quota support AND a valid admin user/pass, nothing to see here, move along :)
I’ve seen some folks use exploits which are not even remotely exploitable to test IPS devices just because they found them in a test tool!
RT @hdmoore: bah, the Samba bug may require quota support to actually exploit, find_file_by_sid is a red herring
And that, folks, is why you need to know what ur doing when validating exploits, especially when using them to test security devices
RT @mattgemmell: This really did make me laugh: http://bit.ly/aPZ0N1 « Donald? Donald? Is that you? I know you’re there, Donald…
RT @AdamHils: Um, ISC2 needs to rename their LIve On Line sessions - them using LOL in email subject lines makes me ROFL <— LMAO! <—ZOMG!!
RT @NSSLabs: Spots still available for Sept. 16 webinar: The Silent Threat of Client-Side Exploits. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/registe …
Carry more iPad data with you, using HyperDrive http://bit.ly/dqFNnf « I’m sorry-but you can only transfer data TO the iPad with this? WTF?
RT @mattgemmell: Want a tablet computer? iPad. Reading in sunlight? Get an e-ink device. Want to do both, sensibly? Buy both, for fuck’s …
Anti-virus Software: Is it Getting Any Better? http://bit.ly/aKBsub «Refreshing to read some reasoned analysis. “Not good, but not all bad”
Great ad from Amazon for Kindle, poking fun at iPad - and SO true http://t.co/qfFvmoc
Kindle better for unitaskers in bikinis http://bit.ly/a2nVW0 «Point is, the guy’s by the pool trying to read, NOT do PPT! Horses 4 courses!
Microsoft Holds Mock Funeral for iPhone, BlackBerry http://bit.ly/byMqYM «How tacky is this? Not to mention delusional! Classic Balmer :o)
JPMorgan Said to Test IPhone, BlackBerry Alternatives http://bit.ly/9R6veQ « Increasing trend…
Dilbert Daily Strip: 2010-09-13: http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2010-09-13/ « PHB meets social media - gotta love Dilbert!
Gotta love how employers are using “iPhone desire” as an opportunity to get employees to buy their own phones for work :-)
What next? No more company laptops once employees start buying their own iPads?
Please, Don’t Let This Be the Future of Air Travel | Popular Science http://bit.ly/9pXuBR « Amen to that!
RT @InfoSecInfo: NSS Labs to launch ‘Exploit Hub,’ the AppStore of pen tester exploits. This should be interesting: http://is.gd/f4p09