Here are a couple of interesting sites.
Forensic Focus
Security-Forums.com
I'm still out to sea. There's not much going on really. I'm getting qualified to do some different jobs. We onloaded 60 pallets of food the other day. OUCH! I'm still sore. ;-) I've been reading a lot of books on Computer Forensics. '
Incident Response' is really good so far, but I haven't finished it yet. I'll review it when I do.
I finished the
LAW309 course and I'm about to dig into LAW304. I have plans to get a forensic computer when we get back to the US so I can get some practice actually doing all of this stuff that I've been reading about. (My friends are probably thinking,
ANOTHER COMPUTER!?) This one is to take with me on the deployment.
Best wishes to
Haven and Dallas who are getting married really soon! I'm looking forward to the return of Haven's Blog and the story she's about to tell. *I really hate stalkers.*
Secrets of Computer Espionage: Tactics and Countermeasures
by Joel McNamara
This is a good overview of computer security issues. It's a bit dated at this point in the game but many of the ideas are still concerns today. The book lists a number of great security related URL's (Although some are offline now or have changed addresses), most of which are jems. The author does a good job of explaining the weaknesses in computer systems in a general way but doesn't cover the more modern OS's like WinXP/Win2000/Win2003. He uses a spy vs counter-spy model to explain his points which I found entertaining.
Recommended!
I'm in New York for
Fleet Week. Lots of fun stuff to do. But I've been pretty busy studying all of those books that I bought before we got underway.
For Haven: I'd love any help you can give me. A list of good books would be a great help.
After taking a look at
Haven's blog (
DataGridGirl doesn't have the only pink site around.) I'm on a forensics and security binge. So here are a few good articles/books.
Client-Side Validation in Downlevel Browsers
Could you Pass the Salt? Improving the Security in Encrypting Passwords using MD5
Good Books:
The Cuckoo's Egg
Still a classic and a must read for any IT Pro in my opinion.
Practical Cryptography
Plus I just blew a bundle on new books. I'll let you know how they are.