November 9, 2006 - #153

Good Morning:
Quick rant today because I'm running late, I'm tired (travel usually does that to me) and the boss needs me to get something done and she's calling every 5 minutes to make sure it happens. That just makes me pretty cheerful, even though it's a sunny day here in the ATL. Not a hell of a lot of news in security-land. Microsoft issued their Vista Security Guide (here [0]), which is a must read unless you use all Macs (more power to ya). Symantec is writing a book about online safety for teens (here [0]) and Check Point is introducing a wireless security device for home users (here [0]). I'm sure the Linksys folks at Cisco are quaking in their boots on that one.

Speaking of Cisco, they absolutely crushed their numbers last night (here [1]). I read the earnings call transcript and it was very very impressive. Regardless of what you think of Cisco, their strategy is working. I'll do a more detailed post this afternoon because I think their approach is a model that other vendors need to emulate. But only if they want to stay around.

In blog-land, Amrit called Shimel (and others) a bully (here [1]) and asks that we be respectful when calling each other's positions idiotic. Screw him. I'm just kidding. I hear what Amrit is saying, but I'm not going to change. If I think you are doing something dumb, I say it and sometimes that whole tact thing is lost on me. But the wonderful thing about the blogosphere is that it's opt-out as well. You don't like how I say things? Change the channel. Jeff Hayes points to a new vendor doing a storage firewall here [1]. I'm waiting for my brand spanking new earphone firewall to arrive any day now. Where is the line folks? 

Ah, there is my wife again. Better wrap it up. Have a great day.

Technorati: Information Security [2]

Top Security News

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/security/guide.mspx [3]
Link to this [3]

http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/061109/0181425.html [4]
Link to this [4]

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1228303,00.html
[5]Link to this [5]

http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=955 [6]
Link to this [6]

http://www.checkpoint.com/press/2006/zawirelessrouter110706.html [7]
Link to this [7]

Top Blog Postings

http://techbuddha.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/blog-bullying/
[8]Link to this [8]

Pragmatic CSO [8] is to nail down a set of metrics that actually make sense. To me anyway.
http://ravichar.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2006/11/8/2485628.html
[9]Link to this [9]

http://mycsosolutions.net/2006/11/08/storage-firewall/
[10]Link to this [10]

http://www.stillsecureafteralltheseyears.com/ashimmy/2006/11/we_need_less_se.html
[11]Link to this [11]

here [12].
http://securityincite.com/blog/mike-rothman/coming-soon-the-pragmatic-cso [12]

Year-end webcast and seminar promotion
In order to support (and properly evangelize) the Pragmatic CSO, I want to be speaking anywhere and everywhere about pretty much anything related to information security. To do that, I'm making it very attractive for vendors and associations to book my talking head for the first 6 months of 2007. Check out the promotion and sign up quick, since the promotion only lasts until the end of the year, and I expect slots will be going fast.
http://securityincite.com/blog/mike-rothman/year-end-webcast-and-seminar-promotion [12]

Read yesterday's Daily Incite
http://securityincite.com/TDI-2006-11-08 [12]