7 Minute Security

I'm gonna level with you: it's been a heck of a week. So I thought I'd try something a little different (and desperate?) and use this episode to answer some FAQs that come in via email and Twitter DM. Today's burning questions include: Q: Do I think...

I went to my first ever banking-focused infosec conference a few weeks ago () and learned a ton. I met some really great people and had many productive conversations around security. The main takeaways from the conference that I talk about in today's...

I'm excited to announce I'm going to be a author! I'm going to work with them to create a course on network/vulnerability scanning. I'm pumped, but kinda nervous, so when I had the initial conversations with PacktPub staff, I made sure I hit them...

Intro The patching solutions review concludes this week with 's patch solution, as well as . As a quick reminder, here's where our bake-off currently sits: Ninite (covered in ) ManageEngine (covered in ) Quick reminder: none of these solutions are...

Intro We're breaking ground with this episode, folks! For the first time in 7MS history, we've got a guest on the show (finally, right?!). is an IT manager who has been working in IT for many years, with a focus on information security specifically...

ManageEngine Desktop Central Overall, I have to bluntly say that I really enjoyed playing with ManageEngine's solution. It's got a crap-ton of features built into it - above and beyond patching - that I think IT/security folks will really appreciate....

This is it! The worldwide Internet debut of an original infosec-themed song called CryptoLocker'd, and as the name implies, it's about a CryptoLocker incident. Here's the quick back story: A few years ago a worked on an incident response where a user...

This episode continues our series on comparing popular patching solutions, such as: Ninite ManageEngine Ivanti PDQ Ninite This week I focused on , and here's the TLDR version: Pros Does one thing (third party patching) and does it really well ...

I'm back from Vegas! My talk went really well and I'm excited to tell you about it in today's episode. First, some conference/trip highlights: During the ILTACON conference I attended a great talk by about how to infuse humor into your work...

I ran out of time in episode #272 to tell you about why preparing to be a speaker for ILTACON was way more stressful that preparing for a few months ago. The main points of difference/stress were: ILTA wanted to see PowerPoint deck progress weekly,...