Is Information Security really like Burger King?

While standing at Burger King the other day I decided that our industry is becoming more and more like Burger King…at least part of it should be.  There is however one aspect that has already conformed to the Burger King way, that is to say that bigger is better.  Right now you wonder how this translates.  First when you order you are pushed to get the biggest size possible (the cup doesn’t even fit in the cup holder in the car).  Organizations are pushed to buy more and more security software and hardware, more and more, bigger and better.  Soon we will have to build new buildings to hold all of these boxes that no longer fit in the “cup holder”.  That is the part that Burger King and every other fast food restaurant got wrong.

Here is where they got it part right… your way, right away.  Security services and solutions should be done the way you want it and when you want it.  Both of these things can happen if the timing is right, resources, budget and everything else falls into place.  Why don’t we take time and step back every once in a while and see what we have and is it working properly, make sure people within our organization are up to speed, and then make things better, not always bigger.

I, too, am a first time blogger.  Getting wrapped up in the day to day business of security can be quite a demand on keeping in touch with the vast online community.  With that being said, I can only hope that my information will be helpful as I continue to write about the interesting things we at Foreground Security see on a regular basis.

Working with the staff at Foreground Security has been nothing short of educational especially since we seem to never see the same thing twice.  Keeps us on our toes and we always enjoy a good challenge.  All of us are excited about our new website and we will continue to improve our presence in the online security community.

Keep checking back with us to get our latest news on things we may have encountered, experienced, or heard through the "grapevine" that may not be out there yet.

We hope to see you at BlackHat!

So this is my first official blog post, Ever! While others have blogged "promiscously" I have not had the opportunity as it always seems like other things have kept me from being involved in the online security community. So, here it goes:

I would like to quickly discuss Wi-Fi on airlines and the potential security risks that are blatantly inherent in the service. As I write this I am sitting on a flight to Vegas for BlackHat and we have inflight WiFi. So, I decided to start poking around to see what the service was like and how secure it may or may not be. I plan to write a more detailed account of my "findings" later this week but a quick recap of some fun facts: Speed and service are very good, Expensive, I was able to do a web-cam session with my family at home live from the plane, no content seemed to be blocked, it appeared it was possible to ARP jack the wireless network if I wanted to, ICS was an option if you wanted to share 1 internet connection, and plenty more to come.

Heading to BlackHat and the Craps Table!