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Thotcon 0x6 has come and gone

Posted on May 21, 2015May 21, 2015 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Thotcon 0x6 has come and gone

After a few years of swearing up and down, I finally made it to Thotcon. It was definitely an experience with good and bad. I found out about Thotcon a few years ago, but it always seemed to either conflict with my schedule, or I couldn’t get time off work for it. This year was…

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Android Security: Google or Carriers issue?

Posted on January 16, 2015 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Android Security: Google or Carriers issue?

In the world of Android a couple of disturbing articles have come out recently. Google is no long patching 4.3 (Jellybean) and earlier versions. Also the amount of malware for Android increased by 75% last year. This begs, who is to receive blame on the vendor side? We all know people do not patch apps….

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Can Infosec get ahead of the Blackhats?

Posted on September 3, 2014 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Can Infosec get ahead of the Blackhats?

It is described at times as an arms race. Information Security always seems to be behind the bad guys. Can this ever change? We all know the routine by now. New exploit, new signatures, new patches, new updates, new exploits. Rinse, lather, and repeat. We hear of the next big thing to be adaptive. Heuristic…

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