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Infosec SHOULD be an entry level job

Posted on July 6, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Infosec SHOULD be an entry level job

I see the tweets and comments everywhere that Infosec is not an entry level position, and for the most part those statements are correct. It is an unfortunate thing, because Infosec should be an entry level position. Hear me out on this, before you tie me up to be eaten alive by the bugs of…

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General, Security

Over Complicated?

Posted on June 28, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Over Complicated?

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke “Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.” – 7th Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) in Battlefield So which do we have? Talk to people and computers is magic, is technology is both. Those of us that understand computers are wizards, magicians, technological experts. To…

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Noise, Noise oh the Noise

Posted on June 21, 2018 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Noise, Noise oh the Noise

So many security controls. So much noise. It is a wonder we find anything at all relevant. The amount of time spent going through log after log is amazing. Even with SIEMs, dashboards, machine learning and “AI” there is still a ton of logs to go through. Yes we can whittle away once we know…

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