Apr 30 2008
The migration from ggee.org to Garrett Gee.com is complete. All articles from ggee.org should successfully be redirected to the version on GarrettGee.com. And for those that read my posts through a blog reader, that should properly ber redirected as well. If it didn’t work, here is the GarrettGee.com feed.
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Apr 14 2008
Welcome to my personal blog. For some odd reason, both my RSA and USENIX badges showed this url, and not Infosec Events. I only recently created an information security only blog at Infosec Events, so perhaps registration didn’t get my update in time. There is still some interesting security posts on this blog, but all the new stuff will be at Infosec Events. Sorry for the confusion.
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Mar 20 2008
As you may have noticed, I have a new theme for this site. And while I was upgrading the system, I noticed that a majority of posts were related to information security. Which isn’t much of a surprise, since I love and work in that field. But my tagline was always ‘confessions of an information addict’. And I rarely posted on that subject!
So I decided to start a new blog just for the information security stuff - Infosec Events. The new blog is already in the Security Bloggers Network, and I just removed this blog from it. If you are here only for the infosec stuff, please subscribe to the Infosec Events feed.
What does it mean for ggee.org? This blog will be more about lifehacks and how to survive information overload. If you want to unsubscribe, I understand and wont be mad. But stick around and you might find the subject interesting.
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Mar 12 2008
Today there was news that Southwest Airlines had been operating several planes that hadn’t passed inspection, and are now grounded. This news wasn’t that much of a shock to me, because I had an interesting experience on my last trip to Las Vegas.
So here is my story on trying to get home from Vegas. Everyone boarded the plane, and we left the gates, ready to depart. But then a passenger noticed that there was a bolt loose on one of the wings! Eventually he got the attention of the pilot, who then confirmed the issue. How the heck can someone visually miss a bolt loose on the wing?! Did anyone even inspect the plane before it left the gates?
The pilot told us that there is a chance it could be repaired, so the plane moved back towards the gates, and we sat there for 30 minutes or so while the maintenance crew inspected the plane. Eventually they determined that the bolt wasn’t something they could easily just put back in, so we had to all exit the plane and find a new plane. Another hour later, we finally got a new plane and headed home safely.
I wonder if that bolt was loose for some time or it just happened recently. I wonder if there are any other stories like mine out there. I hope the FAA throws down the hammer to them. Or will it take a major incident before they start paying attention? Crazy huh?
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Mar 01 2008
The Internet Security Operations and Intelligence (ISOI) conference was recently held close by, and I had the opportunity to go and listen to all the interesting topics. It was an invite only conference, held under the Chatham House Rule.
I can’t say much on the technical details, but here are a few interesting online resources.
Overall…I love the format of the conference, and many of the speakers were leaders in their field. But because of the amount of speakers in a 2 day span, I often felt that they could have provided more information, and answer more questions if given more time. I hope I get invited back next year, and they don’t freak out when they see my camera again :)
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Feb 27 2008
Overall, I had a good time at the event. I did feel a bit lost, but that’s probably normal for a first timer. My pictures can be found on flickr, or with the tag ASW08. It was great meeting the various affiliates and marketers, and I hope I can do it again next year.
Paul Bourque and John Chow both have good overall Affiliate Summit summaries too.
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