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Not Much Really

Posted on February 23, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Not Much Really

Short post this week folks, due to the fact that I have been busy with all sorts of stuff not related to InfoSec and there not being a big ticket item for me to muse about. The biggest thing I saw was based on the ZDNet Article about Lawsuits and Research. It is pretty eye…

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Time for a rant

Posted on January 13, 2018January 13, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Time for a rant

This post is going to piss some people off, if they read it. I love the infosec community as a general statement, but there are things that get under my skin. I understand people have opinions and thoughts, but sometimes the “rockstars” can go too far. Dan Tentler, @viss on twitter, recently went off on…

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We are headed for a Spectre of a Meltdown

Posted on January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on We are headed for a Spectre of a Meltdown

Time to talk a bit about Spectre and Meltdown. I know, I touched on these two last week, but there is more to discuss. There are things afoot with these two that have given me some thoughts. No, I do not think the sky is falling. I am going to start with a little tweet…

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