Andrew Hay

October 29, 2007
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SANS@Home SEC401R: Review/preparation for the GSEC exams

Join Andrew Hay for the SANS@Home SEC401R review/preparation session for the GIAC Security Essentials certification exams. This six session review course will allow GSEC candidates to prepare to pass the GSEC exam. Each session focuses on a particular book of … Continue reading

October 26, 2007
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Lunch and Learn on Log Management

It’s good to see groups of people getting together to discuss important topics like log management in academic settings. If you go to the University of Florida I strongly suggest you drop by to listen and/or contribute If you don’t … Continue reading

October 24, 2007
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The Most Valuable Certifications in Security – The Basics

I’ve been thinking of doing this for a while but have never found the time until now. Here is a list of what I feel are the most valuable certifications in the security industry, listed in Basic, Junior, Intermediate, and … Continue reading

October 23, 2007
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Q1 Labs’ QRadar Nominated for SC Magazine Trust Award

Hey everyone. It turns out that Q1 Labs QRadar has been nominated for a SC Magazine Trust Award in the “Best Event Management Solution (Covers SIM/SEM Solutions)” category. I encourage you to vote for our product since we have all, … Continue reading

October 21, 2007
by Andrew Hay
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Suggested Blog Reading – Sunday October 21st, 2007

I apologize for not blogging more lately but the Rugby World Cup has been on TV for the past two months and, being a huge rugby fan, had to dedicate a portion of my life to it. Now that it’s … Continue reading

October 11, 2007
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National Security Awareness Month: Four Free Papers

I wanted to let everyone know about four free whitepapers that were brought to my attention by some colleagues at SANS. Enjoy! Developing a Security-Awareness Culture – Improving Security Decision Making – This paper examines important facets of individual and … Continue reading

October 9, 2007
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Suggested Blog Reading – Tuesday October 9th, 2007

Well I’ve finally lost my cold…and as a reward…I’ve thrown out my back. *shakes fist* Here is the list: Virtualization Security Training? – That’s not a half bad idea If the industry is having trouble finding IT generalists with training … Continue reading

October 8, 2007
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More Justification for Logging

In the September 2007 issue of Information Security Magazine there was an interesting article entitled “CSI for the CISO” which has some excellent observations into why you need to enable logging within your environment for forensic investigations. From the article: … Continue reading

October 3, 2007
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OSEEC LinkedIn Group Created

I’ve created a LinkedIn Group for supporters of the OSSEC project. To join, please use the following URL: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/25424/146D636846D0 If you’re not familiar with OSSEC it is an Open Source Host-based Intrusion Detection System. It performs log analysis, integrity checking, … Continue reading