February 18, 2016
The Danger of Transparent Encryption
With all the renewed furor over the government attempting to force Apple to backdoor iOS devices so the FBI can inspect the phone of the San Bernardino …
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January 25, 2016
The Altruism of IPv6
In this post Colin discusses the slow migration to IPv6. Who will pay for the migration versus who will gain the biggest benefit? It's an altruistic problem.
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January 24, 2016
You Geek? I Geek.
When is the last time you sat down at your desk and really went full-geek on something just because you found it fascinating? No, not because you needed to know …
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January 19, 2016
A Somewhat Brief Explanation of Password Entropy
In this post Colin explores password entropy and what it means in terms of password strength.
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December 13, 2015
Wrapped In Python – Edition 6 – Fibonacci Sequence
In this post Colin tackles the self-imposed challenge of figuring out how to generate the Fibonacci Sequence using python (without using Google)
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November 25, 2015
What is STIG Viewer (and why are there two answers)?
By Kathryn M. Farrish, CISSP Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) are published periodically by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). STIGs …
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November 24, 2015
The Top Ten STIGs
Article by Annette Leonard The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is responsible for developing security guidance for configuring DoD information …
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November 23, 2015
Security Control Spotlight: A Little Good News?
Article by Kathryn Farrish, CISSP Imagine this dialog between Edward, a System Owner, and Christine, his Information System Security Manager (ISSM): Edward …
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November 18, 2015
The Best CBK Domain. And Why.
In this post, Colin offers up his favorite CBK domain and explains why.
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November 16, 2015
John Brennan, AOL, and Bruce Schneier Driving Hard Left
I just finished reading Bruce Schneier’s blog entry, titled "The Doxing Trend". Let me start by writing that I am usually a big fan of Mr. Schneier. I look …
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November 12, 2015
CASP vs CISSP – Let’s Explore
In this post Colin focuses his attention on the CASP and CISSP certifications, weighing the pros and cons of both in order to determine which is the best path.
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