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I called out Michael Krigsman via Twitter when he posted Twitter is dangerous yesterday. His statements are pandering to the security industry “leaky network” fearmongers and the naysayers who feel threatened by the changes that can be brought about in more open corporate communication.
I am far more inclined to agree with Ed Yourdon’s position.
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Defining the hacker

September 15, 2006

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Excellent definition of a hacker by Bruce Schneier.

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Fyodor, of nmap fame, has put together a new list of the Top 100 Network Security Tools based on feedback from users on the nmap-hackers list. I use several of these tools, and certainly the top 20 or so should definitely be in any security analyst’s toolbox.
Check them out!

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This is the first in a series of articles I plan to write on the subject of ColdFusion and Security. The series will cover topics including server configuration, application security and encryption. Part 1, this article, will introduce the subject and reflect on why I’m interested in the topic, as well as why [...]

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Mapping CFIDE is a security risk

April 22, 2005

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I’ve been playing a little with the <cfcalendar> tag in an app I’m working on. It seems that for the Flash to be usable, you need a /CFIDE mapping on your server. Which is all well and good, except that on a production-level server, you’re a certifiable nutjob if you have a live [...]

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