About me? I am a bit of an introvert so sometimes it's difficult for me to write about myself. I'll give it a shot.
How about some stats?
- 36 years old
- happily married
- father of four "cool" kids
- 12+ years of information security experience
- work as ISO of a public company
- born in Philly
- live in Minnesota
I enjoy writing even though I may not be very good at it. There is a saying in information security circles that "you are only as secure as your weakest link". From my experience, I am absolutely convinces that the "weakest" link is almost always the "human one". That being said, training and awareness has the most underestimated impact in the industry.
Other interests of mine include all sports (especially football, hockey, paintball, and UFC), spending time at church, hanging out with my family, video games (Xbox 360 and Wii), watching movies, and gardening.
All anti-virus programs are not the same and making purchasing decisions based on opinions (not facts) could put you at risk. So which anti-virus (AV) program is best for you? It really depends on who you talk to, but should it? Ever since the advent of anti-virus, debates have raged as to which program is best and most of the time you get plenty of subjective opinions. We all have our opinions, but believe it or not there is significant science to the evaluation of anti-virus programs. NOTE: This article is written with desktop and server anti-virus in mind. Enterprise management i.e. McA...
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