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Beansec 5!

true to our word we are hosting the next Beansec at the Enormous Room this coming wednesday from 6-9pm. In case you forgot what Beansec is all about let me fill in the gaps! BeanSec! is an informal meetup of information security professionals and academics in the Cambridge/Boston area. Unlike other meetings, you will not […]

Beansec now on a regular schedule

Andy J had a really good point. Beansec was just too unpredictable to make plans for and our erratic releases of information were just a little *too* spontaneous. So to appease him and the good folks at Matasano The Chris’ and I have decided that all future Beansec events will occur on the Third Wednesday […]

Beansec 3 is November 29th (Wed)

Full of turkey (or unTurkey) and want to get out and meet other infosec professionals? I confirmed with our awesome host the Enormous Room that we have use of the upstairs area November 29th from 6pm – 9pm. So please come out and meet up with other infosec professionals in the Boston area. If you […]

Beansec 3 is (Soon)

Due to unforeseen circumstances the third ever BeanSec! event is going to be moved to a later date. Likely sometime this month. Stay tuned while Chris, Chris, and I come up with a new plan!

Beansec 3 arrives Nov 15th

Everyone’s favorite Boston Security event is coming back to the Enormous Room on November 15th. That’s Wednesday from 6pm to sometime around 9pm or so. This event is also doubling as a birthday party for yours truly and I will likely stay late into the night. (Dave G, this is the one you should come […]

Mac Wireless

More Apple wireless issues documented here although no word as to whether or not it is a hardware or driver issue. Some speculate it is an Intel logic board issue and yet others that it is some type of driver issue. Apple wifi drivers have been coming up a lot recently because of the recent […]

Second Life Population

A group of people who only exist in an online simulation. 400k by Frans Charming 400k users on the front page, I’m 13 days off on my prediction that we would reach it on the end of July. But what does such a number say anyway, if it is constantly redefined as it has been […]

Now That’s Security!

Bank of America has made their web services so secure that even I can not login. And I am the account holder! The failure for my login ability stems from the myriad secondary questions that are all very personal in nature. These “passwords” would read like a diary of your life from place of marriage, […]

Beansec Comments

I have been quoted by Matasano’s blog: I kicked off the discussion with my opinions of Simson Garfinkles ‘skepticism’ towards security research. Most of this stems from the comments made during Derek Bambauer’s last Berkman fellows talk. Garfinkle’s labeling of security researchers as “extortionists” amused the group and his claim that the speakers at Blackhat […]

BeanSec1 This Monday

As reported at Matasano the first ever BeanSec will take place this Monday (how is that for short notice) in Central Square. What An informal meetup of information security professionals and academics in Cambridge/Boston. Unlike other meetups, you will not be expected to pay dues, “join up”, present a zero-day exploit, or defend your dissertation […]