http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings en-us (C) SANS Institute 2012 webmaster@sans.org (SANS Webmaster) http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/example_strategy_sn http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/example_strategy_sn This will be my 2012 diary of my trading decisions and activities based on the investment strategies I've been developing; it's a snapshot look at the real trades and orders I've placed recently, trying my best to act within my basic concepts. The wonderful news is we have a lot of "market chop" between the negative factors, ( the politicians of the world and the USA in particular are irresponsible and in the USA unemployment remains a major problem), but there are also positive factors, ( the economy is growing whether we like the amount or not and stocks are going up much more so than down).

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_21_sn http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_21_sn For several years Stephen Northcutt has been documenting business (and a small amount of personal) travel as he works as a researcher of security management. He has blogged through the United bankruptcy, the great recession, the recovery with its fits and starts and documents the way travel keeps getting harder while at the same time more expensive. From time to time he will have a travel tip to share. We welcome you to this edition of the Infosec Travel Guide.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/core_holdings_sn http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/core_holdings_sn After working on the fundamental strategy for investing to create an objective methodology, we're ready to start searching for those long term core equities that will continue to grow our portfolio.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/investment_strategy http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/investment_strategy What I am suggesting here is that financial independence doesn't happen overnight, but it can begin with lots of research and reasoned investments.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_20 http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_20 For several years Stephen Northcutt has been documenting business (and a small amount of personal) travel as he works as a researcher of security management. He has blogged through the United bankruptcy, the great recession, the recovery with its fits and starts and documents the way travel keeps getting harder while at the same time more expensive. From time to time he will have a travel tip to share. We welcome you to this edition of the Infosec Travel Guide.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/united_1k_travelnews http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/united_1k_travelnews Stephen Northcutt, a United 1k traveler, collects pertinent news and blog items about airlines, especially United Airlines. We will keep you up to date on news, problems and other stories related to airline travel. Might even toss in a personal experience or two.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_19 http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_19 In this edition of the information security travel guide, Stephen and Kathy head to Washington DC for the SANS IPv6 Summit, SANSFIRE 2011 and 2 days of strategic planning for SANS in Bethesda; to Kauai for a week of working vacation; back to the mainland to teach for 8 days at Boston 2011 and then make a visit to Eaton Rapids, MI to teach a 1 day Mgt512 Executive class; finally, back home to Seattle for a short break before heading to SANS Virginia Beach 2011. Things get quite scrambled for our conference in Virginia Beach due to an unwelcome visit from Hurricane Irene, but thank goodness for our great staff and students, everyone got home safely - many with a few stories to tell. Next up, SANS Network Security 2011 in Vegas where we have a big crowd. Plans to return home to Seattle go sideways due to a flood in our house, so we work from Kauai until the next long trip which takes us to Washington DC, Richmond, Seattle, Philadelphia, and back to Richmond.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/things_to_do_kauai http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/things_to_do_kauai A personalized guide for special things to do on Kauai, from residents Stephen and Kathy Northcutt. Many of the best things to do in the Hawaiian islands are for free, and when you visit Kauai, we would love to have you enjoy this lovely island as much as we do. We offer you our take on great places to drive, hike, swim, eat, and kick back.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/sector_analysis_sn http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/sector_analysis_sn When you consider investing in an equity there is a lot of uncertainty. Will it be the right equity? Is it the right price? Will the market go up or down? Anything we can do to reduce the amount of uncertainty improves the odds of having successful investments. So, we develop a strategy, a methodology, and follow that methodology in a disciplined manner. In this lesson I am going to share one of the methodologies that I use. It might be wrong for you, but it is one of the more successful approaches to market investing that I use.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_18 http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_18 In this edition of the information security travel guide, Stephen and Kathy will head to Seattle, San Antonio Riverwalk area (for SANS San Antonio 2010), back home to Seattle for Thanksgiving and the Sumner Bridge Lighting, and east to Woodley Park and Bethesda for SANS Cyber Defensive Initiative 2010. Then a visit to Richmond VA for Christmas and Hanukkah with family. Back to Kauai for a week with family, Seattle and then on to New Orleans for SANS Security East 2011. After New Orleans we will spend a week on Kauai and back to Seattle then off to Augusta GA, Richmond VA, Reston, Augusta GA (again), San Diego (for SANS Security West 2011), and then to Richmond.. We will talk about airlines, the impact of the economy on travel, restaurants and hotels that we visit and, as usual, a bit about information security.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/boston_restaurants http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/boston_restaurants What's not to like - a look at the many possibilities for a great meal (or two) in Boston many within walking distance of the conference hotel.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/sansboston_2011 http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/sansboston_2011 SANS Boston 2011, August 8 - 15, 2011, is one of my favorite conferences. If you are going to visit Boston, July to September is the season you want to target, but I think August is the best month to visit: the weather is nice, the flowers are blooming, people seem happy (that changes a bit from November to March). The conference is held at the Hyatt Regency Boston, a wonderful hotel, and to be downtown just a block from Boston Common, the first American park, and Chinatown.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/tour_boston http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/tour_boston I think Boston is best visited on foot, but there are other options, a world class mass transit system, tourist trolleys, buses, haven't found a rickshaw yet, but will keep looking.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/boston_facts http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/boston_facts Some of the information given is tongue and cheek, especially anything that is base 16, but if you invest ten minutes reading this, you will know a lot about Boston that is only available from an insider. This way you can impress the locals and you will have more appreciation for this great city.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/boston_movies_songs http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/boston_movies_songs Boston and its residents are showcased in many ways; it has been the subject of and background for many movies, books and songs, and there are many well-known characters that have Boston as their home.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/united1karchive0809 http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/united1karchive0809 Postings by very frequent traveler Stephen Northcutt about travel, in general, with a strong focus on United Airlines; an archive of activity in 2008 and 2009.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/united1karchive http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/united1karchive Postings by very frequent traveler Stephen Northcutt about travel, in general, with a strong focus on United Airlines; an archive of activity for the first 3 quarters of 2010.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/new_orleans_hotel http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/new_orleans_hotel The Sheraton is a world class hotel in the perfect location to enjoy yourself in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Please allow me to introduce some of the fine restaurants within walking distance of the Sheraton at 500 Canal St.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_17 http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_17 SANSFIRE 2010, back to Kauai for a couple of weeks, then on to Seattle, Boston, Richmond, Branson, Pittsburgh, Dayton, Seattle, Virginia Beach, Kauai, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Seattle and more. We will talk about the latest airline add-on fees, the impact of an improving economy putting more people in airports, the restaurants and hotels that we meet and, of course, a bit about information security.]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/security_travel_tips http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/security_travel_tips One of the readers of the SANS Information Security Travel Guide asked me to put all the travel tips in one place, so here is a consolidation of tips from my travel experiences and research.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/boston_socialmedia http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/boston_socialmedia A description of social media links to learn more about Boston including cool organizations and news, sports, interesting businesses, job-search sites, and thought leaders.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/boston_haiku http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/boston_haiku SANS Boston is sponsoring a haiku contest on twitter. Judge is Craig Duerr, and the Judge's word will be final. In honor of the conference location just outside Chinatown, the prize is a Kung Fu Iron Fan and a framed Honorary GIAC Certified Fan Expert certificate. Amaze your friends, be the first on your block, in fact, the only one on your block to have one.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_16 http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_16 Thank you for joining us; this edition will cover Kauai, Richmond Virginia, Germany, Orlando Florida, Jamaica and the airports and airlines required to get from one point to the other. Finally we spend a couple of weeks on Kauai.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_15 http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/infosec_travel_15 In edition 15 of the information security tour guide we begin in Poipu Kauai, we will be attending the HICSS conference, then off island to New Orleans for SANS Security East 2010, and then on to Curacao and back to Richmond VA, and finally back to Kauai. We will document the hotels and restaurants we visit. We will also detail the struggles of travel after the Nigerian Islamic terrorist, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, tried to blow up a plane headed for Detroit on Christmas day. We will talk about information security, food, and similar things as well.

]]> http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/travel_sn_14 http://www.sans.edu/research/security-musings/article/travel_sn_14 Stephen and Kathy Northcutt, your faithful infosec tour guides will be headed for a college business meeting in Bethesda Maryland. down to Richmond VA, off to London for SANS London 09, back to Richmond, then up to Washington DC for our Cyber Defense Initiative conference. Along the way we will talk about the joys and difficulties of travel since the Great Recession has caused so many amenities to be removed; we will also mention the restaurants and hotels we visit, maybe throw in a recipe or two; and, of course, a security tip here and there. At least, that is the plan for Edition 14 of the Information Security Tour Guide.

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