https://www.imowlawns.ckerstiens.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/ Infosec ramblings from an old oil & gas IT guy en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss blosxom/2.1.2 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.imowlawns.ckerstiens.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2017/03/17#0001_whyimow https://www.imowlawns.ckerstiens.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/0001_whyimow Many moons ago, I was a unix systems administrator. A popular gathering spot at the time was the usenet[0] group alt.sysadmin.recovery (alternatively referred to as the Scary Devil Monastery for reasons best not explained here). A frequent poster, known as hymie, once said the following:<br> <br> <tt>"I'm going to get a new job. I'm going to mow lawns. And when somebody<br> asks me what I do for a living, I will tell them, 'I mow lawns.' And<br> whatever question might follow, the answer will most likely be `Yes,'<br> `No,' or `I mow lawns.' And nobody will ever call me at 3:30am with a<br> lawnmowing emergency."<br></tt> <br> It was accurate twenty years ago, and it's accurate now. It's often easier than explaining how information security in an enterprise works.<br> <br> [0] Ask your parents. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.imowlawns.ckerstiens.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2017/03/16#0000_abouthisblog https://www.imowlawns.ckerstiens.com/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/0000_abouthisblog Hi, I'm Chris. If you're visiting this site, chances are, we met at a conference or some other event. Thanks for visiting.<br> <br> This is a place for me to ramble about information security. By trade, I'm an oil and gas IT professional. Sometimes, I get to do some infosec work. The terms and conditions of my employment prevent me from publishing lots of the things that I work with on a regular basis, so I don't. This blog is intended to handle the overflow.<br> <br> I update this blog super infrequently, so the use of an RSS reader may be your best bet. <br> If you find the stuff that you read here interesting, let me know. I'm always happy to talk shop.<br> <br>