http://blogs.southworks.net/nbeni Not Just another Southworks weblog Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:42:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is the third post on a series of Threat Modeling post, previously I wrote about Information Gathering and The Modeling Process. On this opportunity I'd like to introduce you to a very useful tool provided by Microsoft, the SDL Threat Modeling Tool. Creating Architecture Diagrams Using Visio's engine, this tool helps ... http://blogs.southworks.net/nbeni/2009/06/13/threat-modeling-modeling-with-microsofts-sdl-threat-modeling-tool/ This is the second post regarding Threat Modeling. On the previous post I talked about information gathering before starting with the process of threat modeling per se. On this second post I’ll explain that process in a theoretical way, and, on a future post, show how this can be applied using ... http://blogs.southworks.net/nbeni/2009/05/26/threat-modeling-the-modeling-process/ In this post, I’ll explain the concept of Information Gathering, the first step for creating a threat model, and some tips to ensure the right data has been collected before creating the actual threat model.   Information Gathering As said before, Information gathering is the first step to creating a Threat Model. During ... http://blogs.southworks.net/nbeni/2009/05/22/threat-modeling-information-gathering/ Although I was already familiar to the Test-Driven Development (TDD from now on)paradigm, today I finished reading Kent Beck's Test-Driven Development: By Example and found some useful tips and ideas I would like to point out. Before starting there's an advise I would like to give, and is what I always ... http://blogs.southworks.net/nbeni/2008/07/29/test-driven-development/ This last habit encourages us to focus on ourselves and take time to "sharpen the saw" this is, renewing in four dimensions, in a balanced way: Physical: The physical renewal is basically to care effectively for our physical body and all ... http://blogs.southworks.net/nbeni/2008/07/23/the-seven-habits-of-highly-effective-people-sharpen-the-saw/ The third part of Stephen’s book, is about the public victory, and it introduces us to habits, 4 (Think Win-Win), 5 (Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood), and 6 (Synergize). I find these three habits more interrelated than the first three (private victory), that’s why I've decided to ... http://blogs.southworks.net/nbeni/2008/07/22/the-seven-habits-of-highly-effective-people-public-victory/ The third habit, Put First Thing First  of Stephen's book introduces us a Time Management Matrix, where he defines the activities into Urgent/Not Urgent and Important/Unimportant.   ... http://blogs.southworks.net/nbeni/2008/07/18/the-seven-habits-of-highly-effective-people-put-first-thing-first/ The second Habit, Begin with the End in Mind tells us to know where we are heading, to set our final goal or destination before we start anything; it advise us to "create" ourselves  in a principle-centered way first (which I agree with) and once we've done that, set our ... http://blogs.southworks.net/nbeni/2008/07/18/the-seven-habits-of-highly-effective-people-begin-with-the-end-in-mind/ I finished reading the first habit: Be Proactive, of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” book, by Stephen R. Covey. And it got me thinking about myself… Am I Proactive or Reactive? Do I Focus on my Circle of Concern or on my Circle of Influence? Have I ... http://blogs.southworks.net/nbeni/2008/07/16/the-seven-habits-of-highly-effective-people-be-proactive/ Chapter 1: Backdrops: The science of Scrum In my first day at work, I’ve been given this chapter of Microsoft’s Agile Project Management with Scrum to read, and understand Southwork’s working method. I won’t do a summary of the chapter, for the chapter itself is a summary of Scrum, in this ... http://blogs.southworks.net/nbeni/2008/07/16/5/