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Don’t be too impressed with Snowden’s “ethical hacking training”

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 03:22:55 +0000

I saw this new headline regarding Edward Snowden, discussing his NSA hacking training. Don’t be impressed. For several years, I lived in that same world Snowden lived in. I’ve gone out of my way to avoid mentioning this, but from

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The lines between white hat/gray hat/black hat hacking and moral laws

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:16:35 +0000

Longtime reader/commenter Joseph asked two questions yesterday: What’s the boundary between gray and black-hat hacking, and is it moral to pick and choose between moral and immoral laws? The first question is easier than the second. So I’ll tackle that

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CISSP vs. CASP vs. CEH

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:16:39 +0000

One of my coworkers invited me to watch a webinar with him today that promised to compare CompTIA’s new high-end certification with the CISSP. I was skeptical at first, especially when I heard it was an 80-question, 150-minute test. But

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The real benefits of having a CISSP

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:56:29 +0000

Another question from the big box o’ Google search queries: What are the real benefits of having a CISSP? I don’t want to be flip, but here it is in two words: job security. I’m about as generalist as you

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