Chris Nowell
Information Security
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About Chris
I have 10 years of IT experience, speak French and English and hold the following designations:
  • CISSP® - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
  • CISA® - Certified Information Systems Auditor (scored 87% on the exam)
  • ITIL® Foundations (scored 95% on the exam)
  • TCSP - Trend Micro™ Certified Security Professional
    (5 certifications: TMCM, IMSS, EPS/Threat Analysis, ServerProtect, OfficeScan)

Tools
The Rogue Wireless Access Point Site Survey Triangulator provides an alternative to walk-about tools and expensive installed infrastructure-based tools.

Windows security analysis is repetative and time consuming. The Windows Security Tool does the work for you.

Unix, Solaris, AIX, and Linux security analysis is repetative and time consuming. The Unix Security Tool does the work for you.

This NIST Special Publication 800-63 password policy compliance checker spreadsheet helps to determine if password policies comply with the Electronic Authentication Guideline. Feel free to use it to test your own systems. If you like it, please donate to the development fund.

This little 84KB program from 2002 called Text Cleaner, is presently in use on over 15,470 computers and is still receiving accolades for its user interface and ease of use.

Information
This site contains booklets and PowerPoint presentations to teach non-IT personnel about:
  • IT Foundations
  • Wired network security
  • Wireless network security
  • Spyware and virus removal
Please click here to view these presentations

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Active Directory Date Converter

Unix Timestamp Date Converter

Unix Security Analyzer

Windows Security Analyzer

NIST SP 800-63 password policy compliance checker

Sponsors
News: Schneier
The Limits of Visual Inspection

More Details on the Chinese Attack Against Google

New Attack on Threefish

10 Cartoons about Airport Security

Scaring the Senate Intelligence Committee

News: SecurityFocus
News: Twitter attacker had proper credentials

News: PhotoDNA scans images for child abuse

News: Conficker data highlights infected networks

News: Popular apps need better patching, says report

Brief: Google offers bounty on browser bugs

News: CBC
Endeavour in orbit toward space station

Astronaut Thirsk lauds space investment

U.S. engineer jailed 15 years for spying for China

Brain area tied to fear of losing money

Chinese police shut down hacker training site

News: CNN
World War II navigation system dies

China: Hacker training site shut down

Endeavour lifts off on two-week mission

Google analyst: U.S. Internet needs to get faster

Google-France book partnership stirs fears

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