My first GIAC gold paper was finally published in the SANS Reading Room. It was a labour of love, frustration, discovery and determination. For those of you unaware of the process to get a SANS “gold” certification, this is the process. You pass a one of the SANS’ “silver” qualifications, then choose to push yourself [...]
Just got back from the SANS event in Canberra and SANS announce dates for Sydney. Fantastic stuff Four six day courses on offer. Book your place your seat by 30 September, 2009, and save $350 on the fees The two course on top of my list to get on to are: SEC501: Advanced Security Essentials [...]
Amazing how fast six days can blaze past and be so packed full of knowledge, learning, challenges, events and fire alarms. This year conference was so hot, the place nearly burnt down. Twice. Survived another SANS conference in Canberra; met a heap of great people, kept entertained by the instructors, kept awake by random false [...]
I got to take the SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking with Bryce Galbraith. Penetration testing is not part of my official job role, but understanding the mindset, tools and tactics employed is immensely valuable to any one working on behalf of the networks defence team. So off I went and jumped in the [...]
