September 22, 2006 - #122
Good Morning:
Looks like we are at the end of the Apple wireless exploit drama. Thankfully. Of course, the answer seems to be as murky as the whole situation (here [0]). Hopefully, SecureWorks will tell their side of the story as well, just so we can figure out what actually happened and hopefully not repeat this fiasco. We also see a little more clarity around what EMC's security strategy is and I like what I see (here [0]). Of course, the fact that it's in close alignment to my Pragmatic Security architecture doesn't hurt and the interview further validates my ideas around why they did the Network Intelligence deal.
In blog-land, Ed Moyle reminds us that people have been stealing proprietary information since the beginning of time. So the advent of USB drives shouldn't get us all hot and bothered about how "easy" it is (here [0]). I also give Chris Walsh a little lesson (at his request) in MSS market dynamics, since he is perplexed as to why there isn't any room for a boutique MSS provider (here [0]).
Finally, I get some emails (and comments on the blog) about people wondering why I don't tell them when I'm going to be in their town. I do. I said I was going to be at the Security Standard (here [0] and here [0]) and I also mentioned that I was going to be at Interop (here [0]). It's always great to meet up with readers and friends when I'm on the road, so I'll continue to let you know where I'm going to be - if I have time to meet up. Alternatively, you can send me a note letting me know where you are, and if/when I end up there - I'll be happy to send you a note.
Have a great weekend. It'll be very busy in my house, since it's a holiday weekend. So to all my Jewish friends and readers, L'Shana Tova - a happy and healthy New Year.
Technorati: Information Security [1]
Top Security News
http://www.matasano.com/log/509/apple-wireless-security-update/ [2]
Link to this [2]
here [2]). Maybe I should think about becoming an analyst or something.
http://www.channelweb.com/sections/allnews/article.jhtml?articleId=193004361 [3]
Link to this [3]
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid14_gci1217036,00.html
[4]Link to this [4]
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/091906-hitb-security-advances-not-keeping.html [5]
Link to this [5]
Top Blog Postings
http://www.securitycurve.com/blog/archives/000451.html
[6]Link to this [6]
http://news.com.com/2061-11203_3-6116140.html
[7]Link to this [7]
here [7]) because he asks why a smaller MSS boutique like Counterpane must look for a deal. I'm not sure if I can get there in 10 seconds, but it's pretty simple. Over time every market commoditizes, and then size and scale become critical. Smaller folks cannot compete on price, so they need to continue to innovate. Counterpane hasn't done that. They could go down market and target SMBs, where its more about presence in their channels than technical innovation. But VARs are going to increasingly target that market with their own MSS offerings (buy a few boxes, run traffic through them - it's MSS). In this segment, that will work - so the low end is cooked also. That's why folks like Counterpane get squeezed. And that has nothing to do with the fact that VC's have put in lots of money and they want it back. Or to write it off. But having a company to just exist in the Hall of the Walking Dead is not interesting to them.
http://www.emergentchaos.com/archives/2006/09/10second_mba_por_favor.html
[8]Link to this [8]
http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/3541
[9]Link to this [9]