Cracked, inSecure and Generally Broken: The holiday period

What is happening

Books
I have a few books and another is on the way for 2012. Firstly, I have to plug the first in the Syngress Series of books on IT Audit. This is a comprehensive compliance hand governance handbook with EVERYTHING (from the high level to the hands on for the expert) to get you started in IT compliance and systems security. The main book is "IT REGULATORY AND STANDARDS COMPLIANCE HANDBOOK". This is the first in a series I have planned and more will follow in time. There will be electronic updates to this book over time to maintain it to a current level over time.

I will be working on co-authoring a book on CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection) - but more on this later.

I co-authored a few chapters of Check Point NGX R65 Security Administration (ISBN: 9781597492454)

I authored the Forensic Chapter of Mobile Malware Attacks and Defense.

Also, the ISC2 CISSP-ISSMP Handbook is available now. I am the author of the chapter on "Law, Investigation, Forensics and Ethics".

Training and Courseware
I am mentoring two SANS courses in addition to my role at CSU.
First, I have the (SEC504) Security 504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling course. Click and see more on this topic.
Next, there is the (FOR508) Forensics 508: Advanced Computer Forensic Analysis and Incident Response course.
Both of these courses are well warranted and will provide you with a great start in this field. Click and have a read.

The Charity I Support

Uniting Care Burnside

Their Vision
A just and safe society for all children young people and families - because children matter.

What I do
Each year I donate a christmas party for the families in the NSW Hastings region supported by Burnside.

We have been doing this for a while now.

On top of this I recycle computers. To do this I take 1.5 to 2 year old corporate lease computers and refurbish them so that they can run the most current programs.

The question is - what do you do to help?

If you do not have the time, have you though about a donation?

This blog has been monetarised. This is where the money goes. By clicking and purchasing on this site, you help Burnside and Hackers for Charity. All monies earned here are split 50/50 between these two charities.