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Archive for June, 2009

Roundtable Discussion on HoneyPoint Security Server

( Podcast )

Brent Huston, CEO and Security Evangelist, talks with Bruce Westbrook from Corporate One Federal Credit Union and Dave Ault from Telhio, on how HoneyPoint has made a difference in their organizations. Powered by Podbean.com

Table Top Testing Your Incident Response Process

Here is a slide deck for a presentation I gave today about a cheap, easy and effective way to test your incident response process. It is a lot like a corporate game of Dungeons and Dragons (IT Manager needs food badly!), except that you get to actually see what your team knows and needs training [...]

HoneyPoint Managed Service Now Available

The initial private launch is complete, and the public launch has begun. HoneyPoint Security Server is now available as a managed service! HoneyPoints can be deployed as software on your internal existing servers and workstations or on our VMWare virtual appliance. We manage the console and deliver real time email alerts, support and advice on [...]

Thoughts on Increasing Security in the Smart Grid

There has been a lot of attention lately on the “smart grid” and the coming evolution of the US (and global) power grid into a more robust, information and data-centric environment. Much press has been generated around the security and insecurity of these changes. Currently, NIST and various other concerned parties, are hard at work [...]

MicroSolved’s CEO and Security Evangelist Interview With [IN]SECURE Magazine

[IN]SECURE Magazine, the fresh and innovative online magazine from Help Net Security (HNS), interviewed Brent for their June issue. Mirko Zorz, Editor-In-Chief, caught up with Brent to pose some great questions that allow the readers a glimpse into a “different kind” of CEO. Brent shares his insights about his role within MSI, future security threats, and [...]

Interview with Syhunt CEO

This week I got a chance to ask a couple of questions about Syhunt SandCat and the future of web application security. Here is the exchange with some great insights into where the web and attackers are heading! Quick Interview with Felipe Aragon, CEO of Syhunt. Q: The 3.8 release represents a significant step forward [...]

New Web Scanner Patterns

The HITME has begun to pick up a new web scanning pattern from sources primarily in Europe. The pattern is assuming the spread and slow increase as usual with these simple PHP or web application scans. Here is the list of targets that the scanner is checking for: //phpMyAdmin/main.php //phpmyadmin/main.php //pma/main.php //admin/main.php //dbadmin/main.php //mysql/main.php //php-my-admin/main.php [...]

Why Partner With MicroSolved, Inc.

Mary Rose Maguire, Marketing Communication Specialist, sits down with Brent Huston, CEO and founder of MicroSolved and Connie Matthews, Account Executive; to discuss the many benefits of partnering with MicroSolved, Inc., “Rational Defense for Bleeding Edge Threats.”  Take a moment to learn from Brent and Connie! Powered by Podbean.com

Lessons from an Almost Lost Laptop

I ran into this article this morning on my daily web run and thought it was a fantastic set of insights into what you should be doing to protect your laptops. It also shows that even security folks can make mistakes (it’s human nature!) and potentially expose themselves and data to loss. Even though the [...]

Super Secret Squirrel Pics of the New HoneyPoint Appliance

Here is a super secret picture of the soon to be released HoneyPoint appliance. The worker bees are hovering all around the hive and making last minute adjustments to the initial release. I managed to snap this quick pic with my camera before they began to sting me. I hope you enjoy the preview. The [...]