by William Ritch | Oct 19, 2016 | blog, Law Enforcement
Investigating a Shooting using Cyber Approaches I promised in the previous installment that we would take on the challenge of using current Info Sec paradigms to investigate a drive-by shooting. So let’s start at the beginning, which in police work is the crime scene....
by William Ritch | Oct 17, 2016 | blog, Law Enforcement
Bad Guys Everywhere I’m a former gang cop, homicide detective and currently an organized crime detective for one on the largest police departments in the county. I’ve also been an Army officer for twenty years with two tours to Iraq. I don’t like bad guys. This time... by Charles Herring | Oct 14, 2016 | blog, Week in Review
Original WitFoo content delivered this week. Updates include a video & blog introducing WitFoo to the world. Also two blogs covering theory and practices on using business metrics to strengthen Security Operations. WitFoo in Plain English:...
by Charles Herring | Aug 28, 2016 | blog, InfoSec How-To
When I was leading the Network Security Group at the US Naval Postgraduate School, I was overwhelmed with the degree of failure we experienced. The amount of events, complexity of investigations and immature security infrastructure created an environment of perpetual...
by Charles Herring | Aug 27, 2016 | blog, InfoSec How-To
A core tenet to success in any endeavor is defining, collecting and analyzing core metrics. Incident Response teams can only develop plans that lead to success when it can be defined and metered. Understanding and collecting two key metrics can aid in defining,...
by Charles Herring | Aug 14, 2016 | blog, WitFoo Story
In 1995, I started my Navy training as an Aviation Electronics Technician. I spent more than a year learning electrical theory, how to use sophisticated tools (like time domain reflectors) and the logic associated with troubleshooting avionics. I was ready to go...