Tangled Web by Michal Zalewski is an incredibly detailed book on the topic of web technologies. It includes an encyclopedic history of HTTP, HTML, browsers, and the path that has led us to where we are now. The book is well referenced with plenty of endnotes to guide you to further reading on the topics. With a focus on security in web applications, the amount of knowledge … [Read more...]
Book Review: Zero Day by Mark Russinovich
Do you know of Mark Russinovich? If you are in IT, you have probably heard of him. He is a Technical Fellow at Microsoft and the genius behind the SysInternals Windows Utilities like Process Explorer, Autoruns, and many others. He's also the author of such authoritative technical resources like Windows Internals, coming soon in its 6th edition. With Zero Day, Mr. Russinovich … [Read more...]
Product Review: Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Watch
I picked up my running this fall and ran a couple of 5K races. I was mostly running a fixed distance (a loop of country roads around my house) and wanted to work on improving my pace. Other times, I would try to increase my endurance by running longer distances. By tracking my distance with things like GMaps Pedometer and gauging my time, I could calculate my overall pace but … [Read more...]
Product Review: Tripp-Lite 6U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure
A rack does not have a whole lot to it to review. It either works or it doesn't. After networking my house this past Summer, I picked up a 48-port switch for all the connections and other devices in my home office. The switch is able to be mounted in a rack and with all the cables coming into the area, it was looking pretty a bit disorganized. I was not interested in a full … [Read more...]
Book Review: A Bug Hunter’s Diary by Tobias Klein
As an IT Professional, I most often hear about vulnerabilities being found in software, hardware, or operating systems through patch change logs put out by the company. (Adobe kindly provided us an example with the Reader/Acrobat vulnerability announcement.) The company is able to present their bias in the write-up and also provide a patch at their convenience. The book A Bug … [Read more...]