Welcome!

Thank you stopping by The Lazy Genius, a security focused Blog from the security architect, Xavier Ashe. 
Here you will find an abundance of security information, much of which
cannot be found through normal news outlets.  This site is
intended for other security professionals and IT managers that are
responsible for their company's security.

Xavier is a security solutions architect with 14 years experience.  He is currently working for IBM Tivoli (formerly Micromuse), implementing the security products in the Tivoli suite, including the industry leading SIM tool, Tivoli Security Operations Manager (formerly NeuSecure).  In his job he sees every type of security tool on the market, and figures out how to translate raw data into business objectives.  While on his travels, he blogs here with industry news, underground news, and personal experiences.

There are several ways to ways to read this web site.  The
information is categorized into subcategories.  You can visit via
a web browser to the Main Page, which includes all subcategories.  You can also visit just one of the subcategories by clicking on a folder on the left panel.  If you have an RSS reader, also known as News Aggregators, you can subscribe to The Lazy Genius.  You can also subscribe to the subcategories:  like Security Posts, For Fun, and Other Technology.

Former
customers of his include: Yahoo, eBay, Barnes and Nobles, State of
Georgia, Home Depot, FBI, MGIC, plus many others.  You can review
his security experience in the Security Overview or Work History
documents. You can also view his LinkedIn Profile.  

Thanks for stopping by, and feel free to leave a comment here or anywhere on the site.  I look forward to hearing from you.