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2013: A Roller Coaster

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Eric
Dec 22, 2013
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Or, as my wife put it, Random Ramblings of a Security Executive.

Yes, it’s that time. Writing a blog post to wrap up the year, just all the rest of you do. I decided I’d cover my personal and professional life and the infosec world too. And I realized that it’s been a pretty crazy year on all 3 fronts. It’s been up and it’s been a stomach churning drop as well. With a couple barrel rolls, a loop de loop or two and some high speed turns thrown in.

Personal Life

My personal life is all about planes, trains and automobiles this year. Well, okay, no trains. So, all about planes and automobiles. But the first is funnier. Anyhow, probably the two big personal life stories involve planes and cars.

First, my 16 year old stepson has his driver’s license. And a car. And he got in his first (not at fault) accident, too. Yep, that was a heck of a ride right there. He’s a good kid. Very conscientious and careful about driving. But still the accident. Within less than a mile of the house. Stacy went an…

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