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Category Archives: Auditing
The Misleading Nature of Schneier’s Security Mindset
April 10, 2008 – 6:00 am
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Recently Bruce Schneier wrote an essay on the Security Mindset. In it he wrote:
Security requires a particular mindset. Security professionals — at least the good ones — see the world differently. They can’t walk into a store without noticing how they might shoplift. They…
Reflections on Passwords: Cracking and Log Analysis
August 22, 2007 – 6:00 am
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This post on Emergent Chaos caused me to reminisce a bit.
Back in the day, one of my responsibilities was password auditing (cracking). Unlike many other password auditors, I was internal to the company, not an external auditor. I knew the people who’s passwords I was cracking.
In addition,…
Slashdot Post On Security Ethics Demonstrates Professional Naiveness