Tag Archives: 2014

Some CISSP Webcasts

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Carmelo

Some CISSP Webcasts that I reviewed last year prior to my test, which I passed in January of 2014. Access Control  Telecommunications and Network Security  Information Security Governance and Risk Management  Application Development Security  Cryptography  Security Architecture and Design  Operations … Continue reading →

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OWASP Top 10 Training for CPEs

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Carmelo

ISC2 had a link on their website for some motivating, not boring, well maybe a little, OWASP Top 10 training CBTs, provided by Security Compass. If you are doing security code reviews this helps a little, or at least can … Continue reading →

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Hacking Cars

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Carmelo

A news bit about car hacking And Dr. Charlie Miller @0xcharlie presents how he has done this Car_Hacking_Hacktivity_2013_whitepaper What’s next? Well, eventually, there will be Google car hacking, I’m sure of it. Update 20140723. The good Dr. Charlie Miller will … Continue reading →

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Smart TV Hacking

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Carmelo

@beist from Korea. TVs are never really off, are they? Here are his slides (pdf).

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User Based (Health) Insurance?

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Carmelo

I almost wanted a fitbit. I started to see a lot of them at work and in general. They seemed to grow in popularity like Crocs did 10 years ago. I decided to wait it out and watch people wear … Continue reading →

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Google’s Driverless Car

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Carmelo

Kawaii!! Here are some questions to ask though. What will become of the insurance industry if driverless cars become the norm? Will it still be mandatory in the US to have car insurance? What if someone hacks a car and … Continue reading →

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It’s Compliance Week: COSO

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Carmelo

Technically, compliance week 2014 started yesterday. What is compliance week? Well, It’s a gathering from Compliance Week Magazine that puts together a 3-day networking event. You can be reached out to by event sponsors, you can chat with senior-level compliance … Continue reading →

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The Ponemon Institute’s Data Breach Study

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Carmelo

In my opinion, the Ponemon Institute’s Cost of Data Breach Study is eye-opening. If you use a GRC tool that associates dollar amount loss per record, you should probably read this report and make the necessary changes. Increasing the cost … Continue reading →

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Intel: 4238 Years to Crack My Password

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Carmelo

According to this website that Intel has created: https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/forms/passwordwin.html, it would take about 4238 years to crack my password. Which does make me wonder, it being Intel, that they are taking into account Moore’s law, which is the number of … Continue reading →

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Hackers Can Mess With Traffic Lights to Jam Roads and Reroute Cars

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Carmelo

I tweeted this earlier today but didn’t have the chance to post the video. It immediately made me think of the 1995 movie, Hackers, with Jonny Lee Miller (aka Crash Override or Zero Cool) and Angelina Jolie. Ah, those were … Continue reading →

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