Install GPG on Mac OS X

Hi.

We are working on getting a site up for cyberjutsu.com.

The plan is to have both free and premium screencasts to help folks learn how to survive in cyberspace. It will probably take us a while to get any premium content up. It may also take a while to get the site live.

In the mean time, as we start to create screencasts, we will publish them here.  They may not be as polished as we would like.  Sometimes information needs to be more current than polished.  For example, it is time to upgrade the Litecoin client, for those who use Litecoins (and we recommend that you do!)

The screencast linked below is a prerequisite to upgrading your Litecoin client. In this screencast, we go over installing GPG on Mac OS X.  Linux users will most likely already have gpg software installed, but this is not the case for Mac users.

I hope this video is helpful. It does include steps to verify the SHA1 digital fingerprint of the downloaded binary file to be used in the installation of GPGtools. It does not represent the lowest we will set the bar for learning. I intend to do some much more basic screencasts to help folks understand the basics of using Terminal and the BASH shell, for example.

In the mean time - please feel free to get your GPG on!

Accumulated Permissions

One thing that every company should look at is the effect called "Accumulated Permissions". This is often caused by individuals within a company moving from one department to another. The knowledge worker has permissions to do job A, and when they are promoted, or transferred into a new role (job B), the permissions to create, read, update, and/or delete information concerning job A might not be removed.

If a person works for an organization long enough, they can accumulate quite a large quantity of technically unnecessary permissions. This obviously creates a potential for abuse from such accumulated permissions, if they belong to a disgruntled, malicious, or unscrupulous employee. Even when under the control of the most loyal and trustworthy employee, such accumulation of permissions are still a danger to the organization because of accidental use of permissions no longer expected to be active, or in the event of an account compromise by someone who means the organization harm.

A yearly, or quarterly, manual review of all roles within an organization, and the actual permissions associated with each account is the only fool-proof way of handling Accumulated Permissions. Such a review requires a joint effort between managers, data owners, data custodians, and information security professionals.

Information Security Companies such as CyberCede Corporation, can assist an organization with internal permission reviews.

Welcome to the cyber-dojo

Welcome to the cyber-dojo. I cannot stress enough, the importance of breathing properly.

While I prepare information to help you in cyberspace, please practice this simple form of meditation.

Sit comfortably with your spine straight. Proper posture is important, for it leads to proper balance. Inhale as deeply as you can, allowing your belly to expand. Pause for a moment when you are filled with life-granting air. Then, exhale as deeply as you inhaled, emptying your lungs as far as you comfortably can. Repeat.

Allow your thoughts to come and go, as if they were clouds passing by quickly, high overhead. Focus only on your breath. Everything else is "extra". All things which are "extra" must be cut away. Breath deeply. Count your breaths from one to ten. When you reach your tenth breath, start counting again at one.

Do this every day, for one minute per each year of your life (e.g. if you are 20 years old, spend 20 minutes per day on this meditation). In this way your cyber-jutsu training will begin. You will develop focus. You will need focus in order to master the art of cyber-jutsu.

Topics will include, but not be limited to:

• Cybersecurity
• Information Security
• Cyber-Warfare
• Bot Nets
• Malware
• Strategies for victory in cyberspace
• Tactics for victory in cyberspace
• Offensive and Defensive Techniques for use in cyberspace
• Compliance with regulations such as HIPAA, HITECH, GLBA, and SOX
• Balance, Awareness, Reaction
• Intrusion Detection Systems
• Network Security Monitoring
• The way of the warrior

I hope all of my cyber-students and readers find what they seek here at the Cyber-Jutsu Dojo.

Humbly Yours,

Sensei Metajunkie