Security Haiku http://securityhaiku.com The art of awareness. In syllables. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:51:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Three factors define you http://securityhaiku.com/2011/11/08/three-factors-define-you/ http://securityhaiku.com/2011/11/08/three-factors-define-you/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:51:25 +0000 Christopher Vera http://securityhaiku.com/?p=116 Passwords are something
you know. What you are and have
also authenticates.

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the weakest link on your site.
My first pet? Your mom.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2011/09/01/secret-questions-2/feed/ 0 Hackku http://securityhaiku.com/2011/09/01/hackku/ http://securityhaiku.com/2011/09/01/hackku/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:37:25 +0000 Shawn Asmus http://securityhaiku.com/?p=119 “Hacking is easy”
he thought. Gentle breezes sway,
commands penetrate.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2011/09/01/hackku/feed/ 0 Tailgating http://securityhaiku.com/2011/01/31/tailgating/ http://securityhaiku.com/2011/01/31/tailgating/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:41:33 +0000 Christopher Vera http://securityhaiku.com/?p=113 No shame in asking
gentleperson behind you
to show you their badge.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2011/01/31/tailgating/feed/ 0 facebook knows everything about me http://securityhaiku.com/2010/11/18/facebook-knows-everything-about-me/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/11/18/facebook-knows-everything-about-me/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:52:05 +0000 Christopher Vera http://securityhaiku.com/?p=109 Social media:
The new place for virtual
dumpster diving thieves.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/11/18/facebook-knows-everything-about-me/feed/ 0 InfraBabble http://securityhaiku.com/2010/08/05/infrababble/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/08/05/infrababble/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:22:08 +0000 D. http://securityhaiku.com/?p=106 Submission guides
Do not apply Win7 Lnks
(To) Siemen’s SCADA

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/08/05/infrababble/feed/ 0 little lies http://securityhaiku.com/2010/07/06/little-lies/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/07/06/little-lies/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:36:48 +0000 Christopher Vera http://securityhaiku.com/?p=102 My real life birthday
is none of Facebook’s business.
Or the ID thieves.

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change often, never share, when
compromised, replace.

(inspired by “Passwords like Toothbrush“, C. Vera)

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/06/10/password-rotation/feed/ 0 Security through Haiku http://securityhaiku.com/2010/06/10/security-through-haiku/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/06/10/security-through-haiku/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:00:55 +0000 Shawn Asmus http://securityhaiku.com/?p=94 Security through
Haiku: good advice without
taking all damn day.

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Deceived and convinced to click,
Ta da! Now you’re pwned.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/06/10/phishing/feed/ 0 Identification http://securityhaiku.com/2010/06/10/identification/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/06/10/identification/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:58:03 +0000 Shawn Asmus http://securityhaiku.com/?p=90 You see that stranger
walking around over there?
Go ask who they are.

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What do I know about you?
Never speak plainly.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/06/06/secret-questions/feed/ 0 Compliance http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/22/compliance/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/22/compliance/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 04:45:30 +0000 Robert Prince http://securityhaiku.com/?p=83 Require. Comply.
Commitments to make complete.
Trust but verify.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/22/compliance/feed/ 0 social engineer http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/20/social-engineer/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/20/social-engineer/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 15:07:57 +0000 Christopher Vera http://securityhaiku.com/?p=78 Social engineer
will say almost anything
to filch your password.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/20/social-engineer/feed/ 0 Send this to everyone you know!!!!!!!!!! http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/14/send-this-to-everyone-you-know/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/14/send-this-to-everyone-you-know/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 03:48:32 +0000 B http://securityhaiku.com/?p=75 forwarding alerts
verify before you send
email is viral

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/14/send-this-to-everyone-you-know/feed/ 0 Hammer Virus http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/12/hammer-virus/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/12/hammer-virus/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 02:27:48 +0000 Christopher Vera http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/12/hammer-virus/ Hammer virus comes.
Soft computer, just a nail.
Harden your software.

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Easier to remember,
harder to infer.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/11/passphrases/feed/ 0 packets fall like rain http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/06/packets-fall-like-rain/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/06/packets-fall-like-rain/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 06:19:49 +0000 Christopher Vera http://securityhaiku.com/?p=43 Packets fall like rain
against my stateful firewall.
Malware brings a storm.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/06/packets-fall-like-rain/feed/ 0 A picture hides words, steganography http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/05/a-picture-hides-words/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/05/a-picture-hides-words/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 22:01:54 +0000 Clint Laskowski http://securityhaiku.com/?p=37 A picture hides words,
steganography is fun.
Hiding in plain sight.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/05/a-picture-hides-words/feed/ 0 Crypto is Fun http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/05/crypto-is-fun/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/05/crypto-is-fun/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 22:00:36 +0000 Clint Laskowski http://securityhaiku.com/?p=35 It’s all fun and games,
until someone misplaces
the decryption key.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/05/crypto-is-fun/feed/ 0 Security is… http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/05/security-is/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/05/security-is/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 05:08:05 +0000 Sweet Bruce http://securityhaiku.com/?p=28 convincing others
there is a snake in the grass
to be avoided.

]]> http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/05/security-is/feed/ 0 password like toothbrush http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/03/passwords-like-toothbrushes/ http://securityhaiku.com/2010/05/03/passwords-like-toothbrushes/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 03:32:47 +0000 Christopher Vera http://securityhaiku.com/?p=18 Password, like tooth brush,
never shared, changed often, if
compromised, replaced.

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