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Andy Bailnsky is a security researcher that performs security evaluations on Cisco products as a member of the Cisco's Strategic Technology Assurance Team (STAT).

Andy Balinsky started his network security career at the Air Force's Information Warfare Center in 1991. He joined WheelGroup in 1997, and after their acquisition by Cisco in 1998 has worked there since. His experience ranges from wireless networking to video to security products. He is the co-author of the Cisco Press book Cisco Wireless LAN Security, and a founding editorial board member of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project. He holds a bachelor's in Computer Science from Harvard University and a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park.

In his personal time, he is an avid environmental advocate, birdwatcher, kayaker, photographer, and cyclist.

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Security Features vs. Securing Features
Andy Balinsky | 21 Dec 2012
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Secure software is a hot topic these days and many people have ideas about what should be done to ...

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Numeric Password Follies
Andy Balinsky | 25 Sep 2012
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I have commented before on numeric passwords, and how they can and cannot be used securely. Apparently, ...

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NCSAM TIP #14: Password Management
Andy Balinsky | 20 Oct 2011
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The problem Passwords for computer authentication are as old as multiuser computers, and are not the best form of authentication ...

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How Secure are Numeric Passwords?
Andy Balinsky | 21 Jun 2011
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Numeric passwords are ubiquitous. Most of you use one nearly every day, whether it be on your smartphone, your ...

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