Archive for November, 2008

The Asymmetry of Security

November 26th, 2008 | Category: InfoSec

Personally, I think this is one of the most important concepts of today. Its simple enough to grasp and illustrates the point very well.

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Security as a Career

November 19th, 2008 | Category: InfoSec

People often ask me whats the best way to get into security as a career. There are of course many views on this subject, but I don’t believe there is a clear answer. So rather than try and map out a path, lets look at some of the elements involved and some options.

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ACME Supercomputing Inc – Roadrunner Beware

November 18th, 2008 | Category: InfoSec

I read an interesting article the other day about the fact that Cray have toppled IBM of the top spot in the super computer race with a staggering 1.64 Petaflops of processing grunt from its XT Jaguar supercomputer. Of course, I expect this will be short lived given the Roadrunner has a theoretical 1.7 Petaflop [...]

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Anything that can be engineered by mankind…..

November 18th, 2008 | Category: InfoSec

……can be reverse engineered by mankind. Its a simple mantra, but one that has served me well in security.

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