Alex Hutton

Server Upgrade

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:22:22 -0400

So our server was upgraded by our hosting provider. Unfortunately, in the upgrade, a comment from Christian was lost amidst the shuffle. Sorry Christian!

Please take a second and verify your RSS…

Is Your Firewall a “High Risk Entity”

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:20:48 -0400

Is Your Firewall a “High Risk Entity”: Not trying to be overly snarky here, but I was reviewing some GRC product literature recently. And there was a screenshot of an application window showing how the software helps identify “high risk…

UPDATES GALORE! or, THE PRONOUN “WE” MEANS YOU AND ME!

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:21:04 -0400

UPDATES GALORE! or, THE PRONOUN “WE” MEANS YOU AND ME!:

So much traveling, so little blogging. Sorry everyone. I’ve gotta say first that I really enjoyed meeting readers and friends of the blog this past two weeks.

Today, allow me to update you on…

New Weblog - It’s Gonna Be Good: Risktical.Com

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:29:42 -0400

New Weblog - It’s Gonna Be Good: Risktical.Com:

From Chris Hayes at http://risktical.com/.

I have the utmost respect for Chris as a risk analyst. He’s big in (started?) the Columbus OWASP chapter (and I have to admit to not getting to a…

Mathematicians, The French, & Risk Analysts

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:25:33 -0400

Goethe: “Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different.”

Reminder: WebEx Seminar on Risk Analysis

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:08:19 -0400

Reminder: WebEx Seminar on Risk Analysis: Hey everybody! Quick post this morning to remind you guys that Cisco has been kind enough to let us give a follow on WebEx presentation on July 31, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. EDT. The link to sign up is

A POEM FOR PEDRO PEPPER If I can misapply quantum theory in all...

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:27:07 -0400

A POEM FOR PEDRO PEPPER

If I can misapply quantum theory in all sorts of wonderful ways…

There is a non-zero chance that somewhere, sometime in this wonderful, wonderful multi-verse,

Pedro Pepper is revered and well-loved. Just showing that life really is as bizarre and wonderful as a Douglas Adams novel - we’re just used to it by now.

Perspective on GRC

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:44:18 -0400

Perspective on GRC:

From some comments Dwayne made on yesterday’s post.

IT- GRC is just threat / vulnerability pairing when you consider external regulatory compliance pressures as the Threat Community. If you think…

(Not Really) Stateful IT-GRC Inspecting Threat Management At Gigabit Speeds

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:27:07 -0400

(Not Really) Stateful IT-GRC Inspecting Threat Management At Gigabit Speeds:

A friend of the blog recently pointed me to an article that used the term:

“PCI Risk Management”

Now usually when I see a term like this, I can only imagine that such things are the byproduct…

Charles Eames interview in 1956 Video

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:17:41 -0400

Charles Eames interview in 1956 Video

Compliance is critical

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:01:05 -0400

Compliance is critical:

Compliance has been getting a bad rap lately, and I’m here to set the record straight… compliance is CRITICAL.

Now, those of you who know me are probably picking your jaws up off the floor and…

Fundamentalism in Risk & Security

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:35:29 -0400

Fundamentalism in Risk & Security:

FEAR AND LOATHING IN DAYTON, OHIO

Had a great time Sunday with Rob Newby. We solved the world’s problems over deep fried whitefish and french fries (fish & chips to him). It was a very good…

George Jones Checks - Personal Checks - Fan Checks By Styles - Country Music Stars - Styles Checks

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:28:58 -0400

George Jones Checks - Personal Checks - Fan Checks By Styles - Country Music Stars - Styles Checks

Shtetl-Optimized » Blog Archive » The bullet-swallowers

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:59:29 -0400

Shtetl-Optimized » Blog Archive » The bullet-swallowers

Michal Levy » Giant Steps

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:58:21 -0400

Michal Levy » Giant Steps

Michal Levy » One

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:58:08 -0400

Michal Levy » One

Shneiderman's Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:57:45 -0400

Shneiderman's Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design

The Content Economy: Mind-Opening Infographics

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:50:19 -0400

The Content Economy: Mind-Opening Infographics: Great Infographics in the embedded presentation.

via mlb.imageg.net CLEVELAND INDIANS: STUPID, INSENSITIVE, OR...

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:45:46 -0400

via mlb.imageg.net

CLEVELAND INDIANS: STUPID, INSENSITIVE, OR JUST BALLSY?

Follow-Up Webinar on Information Risk

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:41:57 -0400

Follow-Up Webinar on Information Risk: Hey everybody! Quick post this morning to let you know you guys and Cisco have been kind enough to want us to give a follow on WebEx presentation that builds on the content from the first webEx we…