PhoneBoy’s Security Theater

My Two Check Point Decades

February 1999 was the last time I willingly changed employers. That’s…20 years, which, in this day and age, is…

An Updated Word About Competition in the Information Security Industry

Ye Olde PhoneBoy FireWall-1 FAQ is Back…In A Manner of Speaking

How Long is Long Enough for a Password?

As much as we might want to see different authentication methods available, passwords…

Automation, Orchestration, and The Cloud

A while ago, I posted the following as a somewhat cryptic message on Twitter and LinkedIn:

Which Comes First, the Ports or the Application ID?

Networks Without Borders

​​I’ve spent the better part of twenty years focusing on network security. That wasn’t what I started out to do in…