Beast Or BuddhaThe ramblings in here are predominantly focused around IT Security topics. They are just my own takes on the industry and comments from industry peers. I don't profess to being able to solve the world's problems but happy to open myself up to criticisms and debate.I missed the party again this year..- September 26, 2008 How was it What did I miss at this year&8217;s Global Security Weekhttp://beastorbuddha.com/2008/09/27/i-missed-the-party-again-this-year/ Theres a new credit card security standard called PCI DSS- September 19, 2008 And, if you read what is written in Australia&8217;s &8220;My Business&8221; magazine, it; &8220;demands your attention&8221;. Scroll down to this gem here but you&8217;ll need the hardcopy to really get the gist of this awesomely stupid and poorly researched article. Where has &8220;My Business&8221; been for the last 3 years There is just so much in this ...http://beastorbuddha.com/2008/09/19/theres-a-new-credit-card-security-standard-called-pci-... Looking at reasons why data breach notification could fail - Risk Management Magazine story- September 16, 2008 This is a topic I&8217;ve covered quite a bit and I was asked recently to write an article for Risk Management Magazine on this topic. http:www.riskmanagementmagazine.com.au You can read it online pp 14-15. I would be interested in your thoughts and comments.http://beastorbuddha.com/2008/09/17/looking-at-reasons-why-data-breach-notification-could-... Crazy 7 daysjust wondering if I just noticed it or whether its just normal.- September 15, 2008 It&8217;s a full moon as I post this&8230;.kind of feels fitting. Sometimes people criticise me when I post off-topic stuff here&8230;.Funny how the hits to Beast or Buddha seem to multiply at times when I&8217;m not talking IT security. I wonder sometimes whether I should just head down the path of passing opinions on the ...http://beastorbuddha.com/2008/09/15/crazy-7-daysjust-wondering-if-i-just-noticed-it-or-whe... Governments Stay Smart Online programAny Value Anyone There- September 12, 2008 Interesting to see the output so far of the work undertaken by AusCert as part of the Stay Smart Online program. I wasn&8217;t even aware it had started, but we&8217;re a couple of newsletters and alerts into it I noticed today. As discussed here previously, I have to wonder who&8217;s using this service or even ...http://beastorbuddha.com/2008/09/12/governments-stay-smart-online-programany-value-anyone-... Interesting to see how the various banks are positioned on this one.- September 12, 2008 From the feeds, CookieMonster nabs user creds from secure sites. Just looking at the responses to it.http://beastorbuddha.com/2008/09/12/interesting-to-see-how-the-various-banks-are-positione... You just have to let some business opportunities go.- September 11, 2008 Some companies need to do some homework on the people they&8217;re hoping to go into business with. Had this mob taken some time to research Securus Global, and myself, they&8217;d probably have realised that we&8217;d have zero interest in working with them or promoting them to our clients. Without mentioning names and in this case, who ...http://beastorbuddha.com/2008/09/11/you-just-have-to-let-some-business-opportunities-go/ Center for Internet Security (CIS)!- September 10, 2008 Gees, what planet have I been on Never heard of these guys and they sound important by their title: http:www.securityfocus.combrief814 Now I am worried I have missed something.http://beastorbuddha.com/2008/09/10/center-for-internet-security-cis/ The Big Galoot steps into the researcher vs. ZDNet Warz.- September 9, 2008 &8230;..and gets censored and asked to &8220;refrain from posting&8221;. The famous Big Galoot has now upset my favourite lady in IT security research, Joanna Rutkowska. Though we don&8217;t have the details of what was said given responses to her blog are checked and censored before being posted, we understand, she&8217;s aware of the stuff in the forum ...http://beastorbuddha.com/2008/09/09/the-big-galoot-steps-into-the-researcher-vs-zdnet-warz... Surfing Safer Website - Worth a Look- September 7, 2008 A good friend in the UK has recently kicked off this site; Surfing Safer. They&8217;re only new and expect things to grow as they spend a bit more time on it. Their aim is to provide practical security advice about what solutions could be used both within a home environment and at work. As Information Security ...http://beastorbuddha.com/2008/09/07/surfing-safer-website-worth-a-look/ |