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Win a Magazine Subscription of choice with the most humorous Information Security Story Contest

I thought it would be entertaining to host a contest for the funniest most humorous computer security story. I know they exist. Not only do I deal with the day to day stuff, I’ve participated in a collaborative experiment [...]

Take a Moment to Remember the Fallen

My heart goes out to all the families that lost loved ones 7 years ago on that most tragic day. I salute the men and woman who stepped up to fight the terrorist threat head on. To the soldiers wounded and killed in the battles that followed, [...]

I recently attended an Infragard meeting that featured an interesting lecture titled “Freedom of the Cyber Seas” given by Aaron Turner.
The article presented an interesting comparative analogy of the historic Pirates of the Barbary States and nowadays hackers. The thesis revolves around the measures taken by the United States to defend itself from [...]

A big thanks to Michael Farnum for mentioning on the InfoSecPlace Podcast some new Computer Security Bloggers joining the ranks. I’m excited to be joining the infosec blogshere and appreciate the mention on the podcast. I look forward to contributing to the Security Bloggers Network and any comments or advice my [...]

Most Realistic Hacker Movies Survey
Ever wonder if what the hackers do in the movies can actually be done?
So did I. Now that I’m in the industry, I’m continually analyzing every Hacker based movie theme for accuracy. Sometimes I wonder if Hollywood even employs a Computer Security Expert or Hacking consultant to [...]

Barack Obama cannot be Trusted with Classified Information

How can the President of the United States be denied a basic security clearance? How can the Commander and Chief of the most powerful military be denied access to classified information? Barack Obama would be denied the necessary security clearance for President if he was held to the [...]

Selling a Used Computer and Identity Theft

Identity Theft is the fastest growing crime over the last few years. The amount of data stored on computer systems is an ideal repository for criminals to attempt identity theft. When someone either discards or sells a used computer system, hard drive, or external storage device most [...]

It has been almost 2 months since my last post and for that I apologize. Anyone in the field will know that there are periods of straight out high priority projects, and times when days are mostly responsive. There are just not enough hours in the day. Anyhow, I had an article [...]

A coworker of mine just sent me a hysterical application form that asks your significant other (in this case female) permission for a night out with the boys. I just had to share this with everyone as it brightened my day in an altogether busy week.
Permission Slip

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I began SecurePuter.com in April of 2008 and since then I have received affiliate offers for a number of security related products and services. I will not recommend a product or service lightly. If I seriously recommend or despise a piece of [...]