Cyber Defense: We’ve Been Doing It Backwards
Posted on: 20 Mar 2014
The number of breaches that have occurred in the past 12 months (Target, U of MD, etc.) serve as a warning that traditional defense mechanisms are not working. I ask…
What Have We Been Doing The Past 10 Years?
Posted on: 26 Feb 2014
You know you’ve reached a point in your career when you get asked to give a talk on how IT has evolved over the past 10-15 years. I guess it’s a…
IPv6 – It’s Time
Posted on: 28 Jan 2014
VA Tech is one of the few institutions in the US that runs a full production, dual stack IPv4/IPv6 network. We’ve been running this dual stack network since 2005. All…
Restricting Users With Admin Privileges Solves the Wrong Problem
Posted on: 04 Jan 2014
CONTROL: Minimize the number of users with domain or local administrative privileges. Such users should use a separate unprivileged account for email and web browsing. This control is misunderstood and…