Andrew Hay

December 22, 2008
by Andrew Hay
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Printer Scanning the Firewall?

Something strange happened the other day. While reviewing my enterprise logs in our evaluation QRadar SIEM solution (nice plug right?) I noticed that an internal IP address was scanning the internal IP address of our firewall cluster. The source port … Continue reading

December 19, 2008
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links for 2008-12-19

Windows Physical Memory: Finding the Right Tool for the Job « SANS Computer Forensics, Investigation, and Response (tags: security forensics windows tools live memory) System Advancements at the Monastery » Blog Archive » Zenmap Great post and a great addition … Continue reading

December 19, 2008
by Andrew Hay
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Tactics Must Evolve

Throughout history war has become increasingly complex and tactics have evolved to compensate. In ancient times, walls were built to protect your city, foot soldiers made up the bulk of your army, and both sides knew how the battle would … Continue reading

December 18, 2008
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How Not to Sell Andrew Security Products

Tis the season I guess. To add to Andy Willingham’s recent posts (part 1 / part 2) entitled How to NOT sell me security products, I too have experienced one of the worst sales calls I have ever been on … Continue reading

December 18, 2008
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Why Are People Still Using Internet Explorer?

Rob Fuller brought up an interesting question on Twitter today: Now, everyone who responded that you are still at IE in the enterprise. Why? Did you show TPTB clickjacking and it’s effects? Here is why I believe organizations cannot simply … Continue reading

December 16, 2008
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links for 2008-12-16

Vista Wireless Power Tools for the Penetration Tester Paper from Josh Wright of InGuardians on Vista Wireless Power Tools. (tags: wireless power tools penetration testing) Cisco 2008 Annual Security Report (pdf) Trends collected between January and October 2008. (tags: cisco … Continue reading

December 13, 2008
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links for 2008-12-13

Jeremiah Grossman: Budgeting for Web Application Security (tags: web application security ROI incident response risk) Give Your Forensic Images the Boot, Part I « SANS Computer Forensics, Investigation, and Response (tags: forensics incident response analysis) Security Vulnerability Research & Defense … Continue reading

December 13, 2008
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The Value of a University Degree

I frequently get into heated casual debates over which is more valuable, a technical certification or a University degree. Based on the following article I guess I was wrong all along. It turns out that simply having a piece of … Continue reading