SANS Technology Institute: Security Musings
Welcome to the Security Musings on sans.edu. I'm Stephen Northcutt and like many of you I am a manager and leader with an information technology job. At the SANS Technology Institute, we are always striving to become more skilled and knowledgeable in computer security as well as the people side of the job. These security musings are an informal set of articles, book reviews and whitepapers, almost a blog, about security, information technology, and the computer security industry. As we learn more, ponder issues and research content for SANS Management 512, Security Leadership Essentials and the GIAC Security Certification, we will continue to add to this site. Our hope is for this to be a resource for the community and we would love to hear from you. Feel free to drop us a note at stephen@sans.edu.
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- Information Security Travel Guide
Stephen Northcutt, an Information Security Researcher, United Airlines 1k, Writer and Instructor, documents the struggles of the travel and hospitality industries as we all face rapidly increasing energy costs. He and his peers share their travel experiences and give you quick tips and short reviews of the companies they do business with as they travel. If you came across this article because of a Google search, what you want is probably here, just use find with your browswer (CTRL - F), it is easier than reading from top to bottom; however, you may get some useful tips if you stick around and read.
United Airlines 1k Travelers News - Updated November 18th, 2008
By Stephen Northcutt
This United 1k traveler collects pertinent news and blog items about airlines, especially United Airlines.
Information Security Travel Guide: November - December 2008, Kauai to Italy - November 13th, 2008
By Stephen Northcutt
Stephen spends some time before a trip to Italy, London and beyond, to get caught up on all the latest information security courses, blogs and alerts. Also, he shares some recent trends in the airline industry that are important to frequent and casual travelers alike.
Information Security Travel Guide: October 2008, Kauai to Monterey CA and Richmond VA - Updated November 11th, 2008
By Stephen Northcutt
Version 1.4A two week trip to Monterey, CA and Richmond, VA has commenced for this instructor, and there are a lot of stories to discuss about information security, travel, airlines, and the hospitality industry.
Information Security Travel Guide: October 2008, Kauai to Houston - Updated October 22nd, 2008
By Stephen Northcutt
Stephen spends some time before his trip to Houston to offer some findings from his internet searches on airlines, travel experiences and information security. Then, safely booked at a hotel in the Galleria area, he shares some of the ups and downs of running a small MGT512 class at the Hilton Garden Inn, Galleria area.
Information Security Travel Guide: September 2008, Kauai to Las Vegas - Updated October 8th, 2008
By Stephen Northcutt
We will talk about security, safety, travel experience, and of course, restaurants. In this edition, Stephen documents his travels, beginning home on Kauai in preparation for a trip to Las Vegas and SANS Network Security 2008.
Information Security Travel Guide: August-September 2008, Boston, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Chicago, Branson - Updated September 23rd, 2008
By Stephen Northcutt
Version 1.4In this edition, Stephen documents his travels, including Boston, Fredericksburg Virginia, Virginia Beach, Richmond Virginia, Chicago, Branson MO and Chesterfield Virginia, including restaurants and products encountered. Lots of people say they want to travel; Kathy and Stephen are living the dream, working their way with writing and teaching across this nation and the world.
Information Security Travel Guide: July 2008, Quantico, Atlanta and Washington DC - Updated October 23rd, 2008
By Stephen Northcutt
Version 1.2A three week trip to Quantico, VA, Atlanta, GA, and Washington, D.C. provides this instructor with a wide range of travel and hospitality experiences. Hopefully you can glean some useful tips in this travel diary from a very frequent flier.
Information Security Travel Guide: Tips for Traveling - Updated November 13th, 2008
By Stephen Northcutt
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.
