Is Your SOC Flying Blind?

I recently posted the below on the SANS Internet Storm Center. Can you imagine being pleased to learn that the pilot of your next flight had anything less than full visibility into the operation of the next airplane you board? Why would you settle for anything less for your Security Operations Center (SOC)? How long can your you […]

The Value of a Fresh Set Of Eyes

The Value of a Fresh Set Of Eyes Ever noticed that being close to a particular problem has an inherent disadvantage? Often working on a problem for a long time, combined with being very close to the problem leads to a less than holistic perspective. You think about the situation as you go to bed […]

SANS@Night Community Evenings in Augusta

SANS invites you to join 2 special complimentary SANS@Night sessions during Community SANS Augusta.  Please plan to join us on Monday June 11 or Thursday June 14 (or  both!).  These evenings will offer informative presentations as well as the opportunity to network with other like-minded Security professionals from the Augusta community, including ISSA members and […]

Atlanta OWASP May Meeting

The Atlanta OWASP Chapter is holding its next meeting this Thursday night at the EarthLink Building. Those who are unable to physically attend can still participate by using a GoToMeeting session for this event. The featured speakers this month are Rob Ragan and Oscar Salazar of Stach & Liu. Rob and Oscar are accomplished penetration […]

OWASP Atlanta March Meeting

The next Atlanta OWASP meeting is this Thursday at the WiPro office.  The meeting will be presented and sponsored by Trustwave.  This month’s topic will be some metrics on their latest numbers on web based threats.  Their research is recently completed and will be unveiled at your Atlanta OWASP chapter this Thursday. Thanks to Trustwave […]

SANS National CyberSecurity Innovation Conference

Last week I had the opportunity to attend and participate in a panel discussion at the first SANS National CyberSecurity Innovation Conference in Washington, DC. While there I was able to learn from other security practitioners representing a wide array of industries each describe how they are securing their networks in creative ways. More often […]