Constant Vigilance
I’ve been in the Security Industry for about ten years now. I say that not to brag, but to give context for the rest of this post. I’ve assessed countless pieces of software of ...
My Reading Cycle
I don’t read a lot, but over the last few years I’ve developed a book choice cycle that works really well for me. It helps me finish challenging books that I want to read for de...
Finding Your Inner Evildoer (4/4): An Evil Streak
We’ve made it to the last part of my four part series on what makes a great security tester or hacker. Even though this fourth piece is what I consider to be the most important ...
Continuous Incremental, Personal Improvement
I am an optimizer. I try to optimize nearly everything in my life. This, I think, is why I tend to spend so much time on personal productivity, time management and other persona...
Using the ConfigurationManager to Access your ConnecitonStrings in the Web.Config
This is just a quick post because I couldn’t find this information easily available on other sites. I knew there was a quick way to access the connection strings from the web.co...
When is it OK to Build up Technical Debt
As I previously mentioned I’ve been writing a bit of Ruby on Rails. I’m surprised at how quickly I can slap something together and get results, especially prototypes, up and run...
Time Management with the Pomodoro Technique
About 6 months ago it seemed like the internet was infatuated with a new time management technique called “Pomodoro.” Developed by Francesco Cirillo, The Pomodoro Technique is a...
Goals, Results and Activities - defining your productivity
I think that it is important to properly define the terms that we use when talking about productivity. Since these words are somewhat subjective it matters more that you have a ...