As noted in the SANS Internet Storm Center Diary, Unix time 1234567890 occurs today. This perl snippet will tell you the local time for this event: perl -e 'print scalar localtime(1234567890),"\n";'
I won an honorable mention from SANS for my description of securing coding errors. Given the security state-of-affairs for networks and computers today, it is very important for programmers and authors of programming books to practice and teach secure techniques. If you are shopping for a programming text check the table of contents for a [...]
Early in my career, I had a mentor that forced me to carry around a bound notebook and take notes on the things he showed me. At first, I resisted — I was confident in my abilities and my memory. But, he insisted. Over time, keeping good notes became a habit. Then, one day, I [...]
I hope everyone has a great Fourth of July. Every year, I make a point to take time during this holiday to re-read the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. Whatever traditions you and your family enjoy, I hope you have a great holiday.
I’ll be facilitating the SANS course SEC 401: Security Essentials at Community SANS Albuquerque 2008 from August 11 – 16. If you aren’t familiar with SANS, they provide exceptional security training. If you are looking for IT security training, SANS is a great resource.
The new website (http://www.bzaugg.com) is coming along nicely. It’s still not finished, but it’s looking better every day. Once the blog CSS styles are better integrated with the site, I’ll start working on some meatier content, including: how to read a Java stack trace how to analyze a binary using ldd using pipes, ssh, and [...]