Security Through Absurdity

Primarily I will discuss security and privacy issues. Many of the blogs will be serious but the absurd will make it in sometimes too.

Friday, August 6, 2021

Web Application Firewalls: What Are They and What Do You Test For?

Hi Folks, I've been remiss in letting you know about new blogs that are no longer new. So, let's catch up. Did you know that WAF st...

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

If You’re Going to Get SASE Then We Can’t Be Trusted

Don’t take it personal. I trust you with everything but the network, internet, computer, phone, web browser, or anything you can put in a US...

The SPAMfighter Security Threat

While looking for a company or researcher who might want my spam samples to help train their AI systems, I stumbled across a product called ...

Thursday, March 18, 2021

If You’re Not Going To Take Privacy Seriously Then Why Should I?

I am reminded of an old joke. I’m old so those are the only jokes I know. The head brew masters for Coors, Budweiser, and Guinness are ...

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Have You Noticed A Pattern To My Blogging?

Some of you may have noticed that I frequently go for long periods of time without blogging. That means I’m employed. When I’m not employed ...

Saturday, April 25, 2020

COVID-19 Has Been Confirmed To Cause AUC (Acutely Uninformed Comparisons)

You’ve all heard it: There are more deaths due to car accidents than to COVID-19, but we don’t shut down the economy due to lethal car acci...

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About Me

Randy Abrams: I am passionate about helping users to be more secure on the Internet. I have presented at dozens of international security conferences and serve on the board of directors for AVAR (Association of Anti-virus Asia Researchers. I have written many blogs aimed at average users and have created educational presentations aimed at non-technical users. My work experience includes 12 years at Microsoft. For seven of those years I was responsible for preventing the release of infected software. At ESET I blogged, participated in over 200 podcasts, provided analysis and commentary for journalists writing about security and privacy issues. I also provided training for partners throughout the world. At NSS Labs I focused on the analysis of endpoint protection (antimalware) tests.

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