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Security professionals deal with the law of unintended consequences every day. For instance, vendor x creates “cool new widget,” a feature-rich application intended to enrich the otherwise sad and pathetic lives of every man, woman, and child on the Earth. However, vendor x (being shortsighted, ignorant, stupid, or just plain human) didn’t realize that “cool […]
In my last post, I mentioned that I was thinking about adding a resources section to the site. Well, I now have the beginnings of this section up. It is located at: http://SecurityRenaissance.com/resources and currently contains the following essays:
Mobile Malware (short essay)
The emerging mobile malware threat (long essay)
Ethical Considerations for IT and Security Professionals
Analyzing the […]
I am currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Information Assurance (MSIA) through Norwich University and would like to share one of the papers that I prepared for last semester. The paper sums up quite a bit of research on mobile malware, its history, and what the future holds. In addition, I intend to make this […]
I ran across a very interesting article on Economist.com that discusses how rules regarding the sharing of private information can be expressed logically. The article’s title is The logic of privacy: A new way to think about computing and personal information.
Here is an excerpt to wet your appetite:
For example, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley act states that “a […]
Computerworld has been gracious enough to allow me to do some blogging for them. The link to my area is http://Computerworld.com/blogs/perrycarpenter. I just uploaded my first post for them (a short rant regarding Rep. George Miller’s appearance within Second Life).
I appreciate any feedback that readers have regarding this blog or my efforts for […]