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Random Thoughts from a Would-be Security Professional
RaceBannon99’s Security Thoughts- Bug Hunters, Security Bug Hunters and Monkeys – Oh My September 28, 2008Linus Torvalds, yes – that Linus – the guy that started the Linux movement back in the day, went on a rant this summer on the gmane.linux.kernel forum. I have been meaning to write about this for a while now but kept getting sidetracked. Here is just one point that he made. “I think the [...]
- Bad Assumptions August 24, 2008I hate it when my assumptions are wrong, and boy, was I wrong this week. When the Russians rolled their tanks into Georgia last week, I assumed, as did most of my colleagues, that the Russians were the aggressors. After all, they were the evil empire weren’t they? Even though they got their backsides spanked when [...]
- Galileo vs Newton: Smack Down at Story Town August 24, 2008You all know that I am a big Podcast fan (Mainly because I have two hours of drive time each day). I recently listened to one that I think directly applies to how we at iDefense go about our business. The Podcast is called Radio Lab and the particular episode is called “Tell Me A [...]
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- Bug Hunters, Security Bug Hunters and Monkeys – Oh My September 28, 2008
August 24, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Rick is responsible for the day-to-day intelligence gathering and distribution efforts at iDefense and is charged with developing strategic and tactical plans for the department. He is an experienced computer security professional with proven success in the utilization of network intelligence for network defense. Prior to joining iDefense, Mr. Howard led the intelligence gathering activities at Counterpane Internet Security and ran Counterpane’s global network of Security Operations Centers (SOCs). Mr. Howard served in the US Army for 23 years in various command and staff positions involving information technology and security and retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2004. He spent the last two years of his career as the US Army’s Computer Emergency Response Team Chief (ACERT) where he coordinated Network Defense, Network Intelligence and Network Attack operations for the Army’s global network. Mr. Howard holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the Naval Postgraduate School and an Engineering degree from the United States Military Academy, where he also taught computer science later in his military career.