In the infosec world (and others), it's always good to write up a report of WTF happened. The key part of this is the Lessons Learned section, wherein you take the important points from this time and impress them on your audience so they know for next time.

( cut for length, and those of you who are not interested )

One of those things that makes you go . . . WTF ( Read more... )

This is just breathtaking ( Read more... )

Since I have been posting it everywhere else on the intarwebs . . .

I've been spending a lot of my time volunteering to organize a conference for OWASP. This is a conference on Web Application Security, probably the largest one in the world, and will take place this November in Washington DC.

If you're interested, check out our website here:

Dragon*Con just added a new guest.

William Shatner

http://www.dragoncon.org/dc_guest_detail.php?id=2158

We had a fairly busy weekend ( Read more... )

It's rare these days that I feel the need to post about a work of literary fiction in more than just a passing reference.

I just "finished" The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson. I've been listening to it on audiobook, and had opportunity to plow through a chunk of it a few days ago while waiting online for car inspection in Southeast.

( no spoilers, but just for those of you who are uber-touchy )

Talked about this a lot off-LJ with folks, but here's another unfortunate reminder that you do not mess with the Grand Canyon. Not even a little bit.

WaPo article -- local backpacker dies hiking in the Grand Canyon

He was hiking alone, and was only carrying "enough" water for his route.

Only 35 days left til . . . how the #$*! did that happen???

D*C is looking like a steamroller this year. Recently added to the guest list:

Leonard Nimoy
Terry Gilliam
George Romero

top that off with the already existing list ( Patrick Stuart!!! other trekkies, people from Star Wars, Whedonverse, Battlestar(s), Twilight (ugh, though fortunately ( Read more... )

Has anyone read it yet? I know we discussed it previously.

I must say, I think I have to get the audio book, it's hysterical hearing it read aloud . . .