Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 7, 2010
I’m not one to glamorize the world of identity theft and cybercrime (unless I’m writing a tell-all book about it); but one recent tell-all does provide an interesting insight into the world of cyber crooks, how ordinary they really are, and how easy it is for them to make millions simply by obvious and avoidable [...]
Posted by: Michael Stanfield in: ● February 22, 2010
The following special blog post is the conclusion of a note from Intersections VP, of Information Security, Tim Rohrbaugh. The second day of briefings was honestly a blur. I couldn’t help but focus on the ancillary details that each presenter offered. Each presenter – I managed to attend only one out of three tracks – [...]
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Posted by: Michael Stanfield in: ● February 15, 2010
The following special blog post is the reproduction of a note from Intersections VP, of Information Security, Tim Rohrbaugh. OK, so I have been attending the so-called “hacker convention,” Black Hat, off and on since 1998. I usually look forward to the event as one does to the first day of the new year – [...]
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