Managing Whitelist Rules for Departments This article was updated. See sections in pink below for new information. I’ve run into a scenario where I feel like I’m chasing my tail; I can’t get on top of the Issues and Incidents created in DRA. It seems like my whitelist rules are growing exponentially. Managing these rules … [Read more…]
“First you must create the universe.” –Carl Sagan Crust Ingredients: 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tbs salt, 1 tbs cinnamon, 3/4 cup shortening (butter), 6 tbs ice water Sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Dry mix sugar, salt, cinnamon into the flour. Cut 1/2 cup shortening (or butter) into the mixture until … [Read more…]
I’ve been working with Imperva Professional Services for seven quarters now — 1 year and nine months. The part of the job I dreaded when accepting the offer has turned out to be one of the highlights of my week. And the easiest way to convey this, is to share with you an example of … [Read more…]
—–BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE—– Hash: SHA512 In light of the recent revelations, made public by Edward Snowden, regarding the NSA snooping on every electronic communication, I have decided to put GPG on my computer and utilize hefty, public sourced, encryption to protect my privacy and put forth an expectation that my 4th Amendment Protection Against Unreasonable … [Read more…]
I got an interesting email today. The contents of which are below (links weren’t suspicious, but were removed): Please open the attached document. It was scanned and sent to you using a Xerox WorkCentre Pro. Sent by:Â the-espositos.net Number of Images: 1 Attachment File Type: ZIP [PDF] WorkCentre Pro Location: Machine location not set Device Name: … [Read more…]
I was surfing the web the other day, hanging out on the Facebook and clicking links like any normal user would — after all, it is what users do. I browsed from the Facebook to a site which had some video news clips. As the page opened, and before the video could start playing, a … [Read more…]
This article details how to set up RSA key authentication for remote SSH logins without the need for typing in a password. This is especially useful for using remote ssh commands in shell scripts. And these instructions will work in Mac OS X. Create the keys: First we need to generate the keypair. We do … [Read more…]
Nefarious Sites (Phishing and Malware) One of the biggest threats to your online safety is from nefarious websites which are specifically designed to either trick you into willingly disclosing your financial information or installing malware on your computer which forcibly takes your financial information from you. The act of tricking you out of your personal … [Read more…]
Well, it’s been sixteen months, but I’ve just received another round of F5 training from Eric Mitchell, instructor extraordinaire, of Milestone Systems, Inc. If you are looking for F5 training, I highly recommend both Milestone Systems and Eric Mitchell. I’m very excited about receiving this training for many reasons. We trained on the latest version … [Read more…]
I’ve found it very difficult to populate this website, which is my professional, serious, and somber side of my personality. I work in Internet Security for a Fortune 100 company. For obvious reasons, I can’t discuss anything that happens at work. But, my professional development is a topic I feel I own. So this is … [Read more…]