Some new software I think might be of interest to group members

I recently released two new software products that are
available for  
free download and testing. They are called Influence and
Security  
Decisions. I thought group members might want to download
and try them.

Influence is a software program that applies psychological
research  
results to the practical challenges of influencing others.
It takes  
information from you about your situations, analyzes them,
and tells  
you the risks and rewards for different influence strategies
you  
might try. It's kind of like an all seeing eye into the
future...

Security Decisions 2007 puts sound information security
practices  
into a usable form for decision makers in enterprises of all
sizes.  
Make better and well documented security decisions more
quickly and  
with a sound basis, starting right now...

Both can be accessed by going to http://all.net/ and pressing on
the  
proper picture. This takes you to an information page with a
download  
capability. I would love to get feedback from group members.

FC

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to serve --
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     http://all.net/          
   572 Leona Drive      Livermore, CA  
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At 8:39 AM -0800 12/3/06, Fred Cohen wrote:
> I recently released two new software products that are
available for  
> free download and testing. They are called Influence
and Security  
> Decisions. I thought group members might want to
download and try them.
> 
> Influence is a software program that applies
psychological research  
> results to the practical challenges of influencing
others. It takes  
> information from you about your situations, analyzes
them, and tells  
> you the risks and rewards for different influence
strategies you  
> might try. It's kind of like an all seeing eye into the
future...
> 
> Security Decisions 2007 puts sound information security
practices  
> into a usable form for decision makers in enterprises
of all sizes.  
> Make better and well documented security decisions more
quickly and  
> with a sound basis, starting right now...
> 
> Both can be accessed by going to http://all.net/ and pressing on
the  
> proper picture. This takes you to an information page
with a download  
> capability. I would love to get feedback from group
members.

My feedback is that it is better to describe what is meant
by "download
the software".  Is this source ?  If so, in what
language ?  Is this
executables ? If so for what operating systems and
architectures ?

I am reminded of the "Oakland" IEEE Symposium on
Security and Privacy
many years ago when an innovator provided a connection to
the Internet.
Out of hundreds of security experts present, approximately
one person
stopped to ask how they could know their password to their
home machine
was not being purloined.  It was that experiment (how many
would ask)
that provided the main motive for the innovator to provid
the connection.
-- 
Larry Kilgallen

Dr. Cohen,

Can you provide some screenshots, details and features of
the
software. I am usually wary of installing any software from
the web.

From the current description on your website it merely looks
like mind
mapping tool with decision analysis feature.

Thanks
saqib
http://www.full-d
isk-encryption.net

On 12/3/06, Fred Cohen <dr.cohenmac.com> wrote:
> I recently released two new software products that are
available for
> free download and testing. They are called Influence
and Security
> Decisions. I thought group members might want to
download and try them.
>
> Influence is a software program that applies
psychological research
> results to the practical challenges of influencing
others. It takes
> information from you about your situations, analyzes
them, and tells
> you the risks and rewards for different influence
strategies you
> might try. It's kind of like an all seeing eye into the
future...
>
> Security Decisions 2007 puts sound information security
practices
> into a usable form for decision makers in enterprises
of all sizes.
> Make better and well documented security decisions more
quickly and
> with a sound basis, starting right now...
>
> Both can be accessed by going to http://all.net/ and pressing on
the
> proper picture. This takes you to an information page
with a download
> capability. I would love to get feedback from group
members.
>
> FC
>
> -- This communication is confidential to the parties it
is intended
> to serve --
> Fred Cohen & Associates                 tel/fax:
925-454-0171
>      http://all.net/     
        572 Leona Drive      Livermore, CA
> 94550
>
>
>


-- 
Saqib Ali, CISSP, ISSAP
http://www.full-d
isk-encryption.net

It a java jar file and should execute on just about any
computer out  
there. Perhaps, if you are worried about it, you could run
it from a  
computer at the local library or elsewhere. Showing a screen
shot is  
really not likely to be very informative. I don't think
"Influence"  
it is anything like a mind mapping tool and I am certain
that  
"Security Decisions" is not. If you want more
details on Influence,  
you might want to start at:

http://all.net/
	=> Library
		=> Deception for Protection
			=> 2001: A Framework for Deception

In the cited references and drill-downs into influence and
perception  
summaries, I provide the underlying material used to perform
the  
analysis used in Influence.

The package comes with documentation of how and why it does
what it  
does (press the "Help" button), so that's really
the best way to  
understand it.

FC

On Dec 4, 2006, at 8:53 AM, Saqib Ali wrote:

> Dr. Cohen,
>
> Can you provide some screenshots, details and features
of the
> software. I am usually wary of installing any software
from the web.
>
> From the current description on your website it merely
looks like mind
> mapping tool with decision analysis feature.
>
> Thanks
> saqib
> http://www.full-d
isk-encryption.net
>
> On 12/3/06, Fred Cohen <dr.cohenmac.com> wrote:
>> I recently released two new software products that
are available for
>> free download and testing. They are called
Influence and Security
>> Decisions. I thought group members might want to
download and try  
>> them.
>>
>> Influence is a software program that applies
psychological research
>> results to the practical challenges of influencing
others. It takes
>> information from you about your situations,
analyzes them, and tells
>> you the risks and rewards for different influence
strategies you
>> might try. It's kind of like an all seeing eye into
the future...
>>
>> Security Decisions 2007 puts sound information
security practices
>> into a usable form for decision makers in
enterprises of all sizes.
>> Make better and well documented security decisions
more quickly and
>> with a sound basis, starting right now...
>>
>> Both can be accessed by going to http://all.net/ and pressing on
the
>> proper picture. This takes you to an information
page with a download
>> capability. I would love to get feedback from group
members.
>>
>> FC
>>
>> -- This communication is confidential to the
parties it is intended
>> to serve --
>> Fred Cohen & Associates                
tel/fax: 925-454-0171
>>      http://all.net/ 
            572 Leona Drive      Livermore, CA
>> 94550
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Saqib Ali, CISSP, ISSAP
> http://www.full-d
isk-encryption.net

-- This communication is confidential to the parties it is
intended  
to serve --
Fred Cohen & Associates                 tel/fax:
925-454-0171
     http://all.net/          
   572 Leona Drive      Livermore, CA  
94550