Why Privacy Matters Even if You Have 'Nothing to Hide'
I just read a really well written article by Daniel J. Solove is a professor of law at George Washington University who says we should stop thinking about privacy in Orwellian t...
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...