Month: April 2010

Announcing My New Job

Well the cat is finally out of the bag. As announced yesterday at SOURCE Boston I will be joining The 451 Group as the Senior Analyst primarily responsible for the SIEM, Log Management, GRC, Forensics, Vulnerability Analysis, and Penetration Testing portfolios…and I couldn’t be more excited!!!

To answer the usual questions:

  1. No, I’m not moving (at least not in the next 6 to 12 months). My new job affords me the ability to work remotely
  2. Yes, you’ll still see me at conferences. In fact, you might see me at more conferences 😉
  3. Yes, I’ll keep blogging…well as (in)frequent as ever I suppose
  4. Yes, my wife is thrilled…and I’m sure the dogs will be too since I’ll be home 99% of the time

The 451 Group is an independent technology-industry analyst company focused on the business of enterprise IT innovation. The company’s analysts provide critical and timely insight into the market and competitive dynamics of innovation in emerging technology segments. Clients of the company—at vendor, investor, service-provider and end-user organizations—rely on The 451 Group’s insight to support both strategic and tactical decision-making for competitive advantage.

What does this mean exactly? Well it means that we help people make better, and more informed, decisions about their purchases and investments. You’ll be hearing more from me over the coming weeks but I’m so excited about this opportunity right now that I’m having a very difficult time articulating it.

Stay tuned!

So You Want to Write a Security Book, Eh? at #BSidesBOS

I will be presenting my talk entitled So You Want to Write a Security Book, Eh? at Security BSides Boston. The talk will take place at the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center research and software innovation campus located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts at 11am on Saturday, April 24th, 2010.

About:
Have you ever thought about writing a security book, but were not sure where to start? What kind of book should you write? How do you get a publisher? What can you expect to make off your book?

Join Andrew Hay, author of the OSSEC Host-based Intrusion Detection Guide, Nagios 3 Enterprise Network Monitoring, and the Nokia Firewall, VPN, and IPSO Configuration Guide, to learn the pros and cons of being a security author and to learn if you’ve got what it takes to write the next great security book.

Please RSVP today!

The Security Chef’s Apple Butter BBQ Sauce

Now that it’s approaching BBQ season again I decided to share my latest delicious recipe (inspired by reading this recipe)….Apple Butter BBQ Sauce!

Ingredients
1 cup apple butter (should be able to find it in the jam/jelly aisle….Smucker’s makes some)
3/4 cups ketchup
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3 teaspoons liquid smoke
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon smoked salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder (or to taste)
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon roasted garlic powder
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
Honey (to add sweetness, to taste)

Steps
Step 1 – Put everything into a pot and bring almost to a boil at medium heat (takes about 10 minutes), stirring often

Step 2 – Drop the heat to low and let simmer for roughly 20 minutes, stirring often

Step 3 – Serve with food right away or let cool for 20 minutes before trying to bottle it. Should keep in the fridge for a week (longer if you store you sauces properly using “standard canning procedures” – like you would jam or preserves).

Enjoy…it’s pretty good but still needs some tweaking on my part. I like my sauces sweet and smokey so I gave it a squirt of pure honey half way through the cooking time to bring up the sweetness. If you don’t want it as smokey, then use regular paprika and kosher salt instead of the smoked.

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