Introduction to The Dude Says, Episode 001

Introductory episode to The Dude Says, where I share my background and what I’m working on.   GIAC GCCC #242        

Standardize Your Security In An Agile Culture

  Thoughts on Information Security and Risk Management in an Agile Culture     Narrated slidedeck from a presentation given at the Chattanooga chapter of ISSA. In keeping with the Ides of March timing of the presentation, I chose to model my analogy to include references to Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

Current Event: International Man of Privacy

Early in August I commented on the implications of a US district court’s judgement that Microsoft had to turn over e-mail from alleged UK nationals who’s e-mail stored in a data center in Ireland. At the time of the judgement the judge stayed the ruling pending Microsoft’s appeal.  This appears to have been a procedural mistake.… Continue reading Current Event: International Man of Privacy

Current Event: Are Privacy Bits Special?

Thursday (7/31/14), Microsoft was ordered by a US federal court to turn over e-mail that’s stored on a Microsoft server in Dublin, Ireland.  The ruling was stayed, pending Microsoft’s appeal. The implication for Cloud companies based in the US (Microsoft’s Azure and Office 365, Evernote, Apple’s iCloud and Google’s Gmail to name a few biggies) is that… Continue reading Current Event: Are Privacy Bits Special?