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Category: security

Remote Access Tool Misuse & Familial IT Support

December 27, 2013 ~ 0hbrian

I read an excellent article by Nate Anderson in Ars Technica, "How the FBI found Miss Teen USA’s webcam spy" about how they broke the recent Miss USA 'sextortion' case.  It got me thinking about how many of my friend and colleagues become temporary IT support personnel at the end or the year trying to … Continue reading Remote Access Tool Misuse & Familial IT Support

Why Security is Hard: When APTs became TPAs

December 20, 2013 ~ 0hbrian

Trying to secure the Internet and all it's users, content, and services is a difficult job. The Internet is a global resource that supports many different cultures and languages.  The purpose of the various Internet web sites that appear on the Internet vary from commercial sites selling products and services to informational sites about many … Continue reading Why Security is Hard: When APTs became TPAs

NYT: Should Companies Tell Us When They Get Hacked?

February 22, 2013December 28, 2013 ~ 0hbrian

NYT: Should Companies Tell Us When They Get Hacked? The New York Times Opinion Pages takes on the question: "Should Companies Tell Us When They Get Hacked?".

Lance Spitzer’s Draft Security Awareness Roadmap

July 11, 2012February 18, 2013 ~ 0hbrian

Back in May security professional Lance Spitzer wrote about the challenges facing security professionals in organizing, operating and assessing the maturity of an organization's security awareness program. It was a good that defines five levels of...

CISPA explained

May 10, 2012February 18, 2013 ~ 0hbrian

http://www.frontlinesentinel.com/2012/05/cispa-explained-graphically.html

Duqu: Son of Stuxnet

October 18, 2011February 18, 2013 ~ 0hbrian

http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/18/8384786-son-of-stuxnet-virus-co...

Whoa Verizon!

October 13, 2011February 18, 2013 ~ 0hbrian

Verizon now tracks and shares Web surfing, location, app usage http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/10/verizon-now-tracking-web-b...

Best Practices for Fighting Botnets

September 26, 2011February 18, 2013 ~ 0hbrian

From Engadget: "... the Department of Homeland Security and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a request for information, inviting companies from internet and IT companies to contribute their ideas to a voluntary "code...

IP addressing- A Great Read

September 4, 2011February 18, 2013 ~ 0hbrian

http://www.cisco.com/web/about/security/intelligence/security-for-ip-addr.html

Tinfoil Security – Automating Website Protection

September 3, 2011February 18, 2013 ~ 0hbrian

this is an interesting startup. I think the key will be how they communicate what they find to the people running the websites and if they can help resolve potential vulnerabilities. What will their "step-by-step" look like? "We're making website ...

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