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Tony Howlett

Tony Howlett is CTO of Network Security Services, a network consulting firm. He is a CISSP and a GSNA.

Email: thowlett@netsecuritysvcs.com

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Disaster Recovery Plan Testing 101

By Tony Howlett, 01/14/2010

Make sure your disaster recovery plan will rise to the occasion—test it using one of these routines.

All A'Twitter about Blackhat/Defcon

By Tony Howlett, 07/08/2009

I'll be Twittering the Blackhat and Defcon Conferences July 29 - August 2.

Social War Dialing - The New Identity Theft Menace

By Tony Howlett, 07/03/2009

A new method of stealing personal financial information uses VOIP to attack bank customers over the phone.

3 Full Disk Encryption Products

By Tony Howlett, 02/24/2009

Do you fear a major data breach at your company? If so, you should be using a Full Disk Encryption product. Here are three FDE products that can keep your data safe on your key ...

The Importance of a Cryptographic Controls Policy

By Tony Howlett, 02/24/2009

If you're using encryption, you need a Cryptographic Controls Policy. Here's what to consider.

Choosing the Right Encryption Solution

By Tony Howlett, 02/24/2009

Ready to start shopping for encryption products? Here are some factors to consider to ensure a successful implementation.

Top Ten Infosec "Oops!" of 2008

By Tony Howlett, 01/12/2009

Tony's top 10 list of Infosec "oops!" for last year.

Top Ten Net-Surfing Risks at Work

By Tony Howlett, 10/26/2008

Hacking Palin...

By Tony Howlett, 09/18/2008

Hurricane Preparedness for IT

By Tony Howlett, 09/11/2008

Top 10 IT things to do when under a hurricane watch

Defcon Buzzword Bingo

By Glenn Kramer, 08/13/2008

Sights and Sounds from the Defcon Security Tradeshow

A Black Hat Glass Half Full

By Glenn Kramer, 08/08/2008

BlackHat and the DNS Non-Event

By Glenn Kramer, 08/05/2008

Gotcha CAPTCHA!

By Glenn Kramer, 07/15/2008

New Age Disaster Recovery

By Tony Howlett, 06/12/2008

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attack and 2005 hurricanes Katrina and Rita can teach us lessons about preparing for large-scale disasters.

Time for Data Backup to Enter the 21st Century

By Tony Howlett, 06/02/2008

Time for data backup to enter the 21st Century.

Microsoft 0, Yahoo 1

By Glenn Kramer, 05/06/2008

ID Insanity

By Tony Howlett, 11/26/2007

How not to solve the immigration problem

Bugged by Bugs!

By Tony Howlett, 10/21/2007