September 1, 2006 - #108
Good Morning:
Hello September. August is in the rear view. How about that? I'll be brief on this Friday morning. One, it's the last day before a long weekend - so you should be focused on getting your work done and getting out of Dodge. Second, we are bringing the twins (yes I have boy/girl twins that will be 3 on 9/12) to see their pre-school this AM, where they start next week. So, for a change, it's all about me.
In security land, let's focus on vendor dynamics. There is an interesting interview with Citrix' head of M&A (here [0]) which provide some perspective on how they are systematically attacking the security market. Vendors out there take heed. I'll also point to the small guys perspective on big mergers (here [0]), with Thomas of Matasano espousing the virtues of the "euthanization" of ISS. Also check out the DIY Trojan kit (here [0]) because you never want to get caught without your raincoat on.
I also have to point out that the Medusa/super model saga continued yesterday (here [0]). Shimel couldn't help himself but to respond, and then again restraint has never been my forte - so I dug deep into why nice guys finish last in our business. If you ever wondered why vendors exaggerate or why there are so many Porsche and Mercedes dealerships in Silicon Valley, or even why super models like guys with big boats - then you should check out the post.
Have a great long weekend and be safe. See you on Tuesday.
Technorati: Information Security [1]
Top Security News
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid14_gci1204163,00.html [2]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20060901/tc_cmp/192500863 [3]
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http://www.securitypronews.com/insiderreports/insider/spn-49-20060901SmartIsMoreImportantThanSecure.html [4]Link to this [4]
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/083006-citrix-qa.html [5]
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no mas box [5]) that is. Virtualization, UTM, and data security are big catalysts for software (or at least less boxes) to come into vogue. Now before guys like Hoff blow a gasket, there is a lot more to the discussion. A TDI snippet does not represent a full discussion of a topic. There's your disclaimer for the day.
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid7_gci1202444,00.html [6]
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Top Blog Postings
http://www.avolio.com/weblog/security/SameOldStuff.html [7]
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http://www.matasano.com/log/444/big-blue-hp-digging-deep-make-my-scary-competitors-go-to-sleep/ [8]
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here [9]) keeping bank account numbers on his watch (hello Dick Tracy), so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that folks keep a lot of "personal data" on their cell phones. When you are still using the phone, make sure it's password protected and hopefully (like the Blackberry) it wipes the device when you fail maybe 10 times. But when you are done with it, Richard's advice is to slam it into submission, thus destroying the flash memory. I guess it's one option. But I let my kids (the twins are not yet 3) get my hand-me down phones to use for chew toys. I'm not too worried about hackers getting into the info after that treatment.
http://www.emergentchaos.com/archives/2006/08/mangle_those_cell_phones.html
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http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2006/08/buildyourown_trojan_starter_ki.html [11]Link to this [11]