It looks like Lynn Vos has a Blog at the Huffington Post and her latest post: “Luddites and Errors and Barriers, Oh My!” She makes some good points that it is difficult if not impossible to contact your doctor via email. several studies are cited that show healthcare providers are difficult to contact via methods that … Read more
The old firewalls are port filtering devices… I.e. web is allowed out (from in your network to out the Internet and back). But is the traditional firewall enough for next year 2016? Are you really going to skate another year? these guys are pushing the envelope: “Don’t waste time worrying – spend time … Read more
The keynote speaker of Troopers15 has an interesting presentation (on youtube now ) https://www.blackhat.com/eu-15/briefings.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rarpym8JJXQ Some of the good quotes: Doing something better must be better than doing nothing? “Wrong. Paddling hard in the wrong direction doesn’t help just because you want it to” “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can … Read more
Let’s say you have not replaced your firewall or thought about it much for some time. Is it time to replace it? There are ‘new’ firewalls called Next Generation firewalls (NGFW for short) because we like our acronyms. First we have to assess risk and decide if this is a good usage of resources (maybe … Read more
Gartner has a report on the Critical capabilities of Security Information and Event Management(SIEM) software by 13 companies. Each company was analyzed on several characteristics AccelOps, AlienVault, BlackStratus, EMC, EventTracker, HP (ArcSight), IBM Security QRadar, Intel Security, LogRythm, Micro Focus International (NetIQ), SolarWinds, Splunk, and Trustwave Holdings Characteristics that were measured: Real-time monitoring, threat intelligence, … Read more
