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Taking SANS FOR610 malware forensics class

The class started tonight via their vLive platform. It looks like a very interesting course. I will post comments as I go. https://www.sans.org/security-training/reverse-engineering-malware-malware-analysis-tools-techniques-54-mid   –Chris

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Giving a presentation on APT tonight in Manchester, NH

At the last meeting of the New Hampshire chapter of ISSA the subject turned to Advanced Threats (APT, SMT, etc). This was driven mostly by the RSA announcement of their breach that happened just prior to the meeting. I was asked to put something together to share at the next meeting. Most of the presentation [...]

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New blog theme

I’ve been working on a new theme for the blog. Please let me know what you think of the new theme! Thanks! –Chris

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CCIE, Step 1 complete.

 I passed my Cisco CCNA exam yesterday with a score of 981. Normally I would gloat about something like that but my friend (and partner in crime at GreenPages) scored a perfect 1000. Showoff!!   Congrats Steve. –Chris Technorati Tags: Cisco, CCNA

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Any security CCIE’s out there?

It has been decided (jointly) that I am going to pursue the Cisco CCIE (security) certification. I still have reservations given the amount of work / practice / studying involved. I would love to hear from anyone who is a CCIE or is attempting it and get your thoughts on the process. This should be [...]

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Should I renew my CISSP?

In my inbox today is the reminder from ISC2 that my CISSP certification is up for renewal this fall. I haven’t been very diligent about tracking my credits so I have some work to do there. I found myself questioning whether or not I should spend the $105 and renew it. Thinking back over the [...]

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Security Survey

Fellow ISSA New Hampshire member Ian is writing a paper for his SANS GCIH Honors program. He has put together a survey to collect information for that paper. Please take a couple minutes and do him the favor of completing the survey. http://headwallsecurity.com/SecuritySurvey.htm Thanks for your help. –Chris

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Security articles in Sys Admin magazine

I grabbed a copy of Sys Admin magazine from the bookstore today. I guess my subscription ran out somehow. Anyway, this issue is full of great security articles which include: Tuning Snort by Richard Bejtlich of TaoSecurity fame 3 free tools to detect spyware / malware at the perimeter by Matt Jonkman, founder of Bleedingsnort.com [...]

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