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IT Security and the Smug, Son Of A Breach !

  When an IT Security breach and a physical security breach converges, we have a Tsunami of  sorts. Don't you want to slap this guy 'til he bleeds? You don't have to. The Cosmos will take care of him. His main offense? He makes 'Anonymous' seem like the good guys. In this case maybe they are: To the Syrian people: The world stands with you against the brutal regime of Bashar Al-Assad. Know that time and history are on your side - tyrants...

One Twister Coming Right Up!

HARVEST, Ala. (AP) — "Cody Stewart is done owning a home for a little while. He has lost his house to tornadoes twice in 10 months. A killer twister wiped out his neighborhood in the epic Alabama storms April 27, causing Stewart $40,000 worth of damage that forced him to temporarily move in with his parents. In his house for less than two months with repairs still incomplete, another tornado hit again Friday, March 2nd, ripping off the roof,...

If You Wouldn’t Vote For Gingrich, Drop Symantec.

Newt Gingrich,  the proverbial Washington insider, is campaigning on his vision of a reformed America. Ironic. What will that vision look like? Hopefully nothing like the track record of his personal life. But to be fair, his past failures do not automatically disqualify him from the presidency. Right? After all, this is America where second chances is our staple. 'And it isn't over 'til it's over.' We all subscribe to this principle in theory....

OWASP!

 Did you know that a recent study by the Aberdeen Group of more than 150 organizations found that the average total cost to fix a single application security incident is approximately $300,000.00? Let's just say for argument sake that the researchers are lying or that they are total imbeciles and it is really only half that amount? Would your Chief Financial Officer consider it sheer delight to cough up $150,000 to cure a problem that could...

Mrs. Irene Hacker

Admittedly, women are easy targets in our society. Our physicality has placed us at a disadvantage in hostile environments. This year's rape statistics in New York City alone has jumped nearly 24% from 2010. In the Eastern Republic of the Congo, a woman is raped every 5 minutes. But in August, the East Coast met Irene--a formidable woman. Irene picked a fight. She 'won.' If you live on the East Coast, you certainly had an encounter with, Mrs....