I can’t believe I forgot to post here when I put the article up on TidBITS, but here you go:
It shouldn’t come as any surprise, but big financials are still suffering a wave of DDoS attacks.
DDoS is like an accidental amputation – there is no question whether it’s a problem. The trick is to know ahead of time if you are on the list, and the best thing to do is keep an eye on your peers. Not everyone needs to invest proactively in DDoS protection, but you sure as heck need a plan and a vendor contact just in case. Especially if you are big, handle money, work with (or piss off)…
I was in the car the other day with one of the kids, and they asked me if I ever get lost. I have a pretty good sense of direction and have been able to read maps as long as I remember. I was probably compensating for my Mom’s poor sense of direction and my general anxiety at a young age about feeling lost. But it’s different today. With the advent of ever-present GPS and decent navigation, I can say it has been a long while since I have really been lost. I get misdirected sometimes, but that…
Any time you go after an entrenched technology, there will be pushback. So it’s not surprising that some folks believe that imperva’s anti-virus study is garbage.
ENISA released a solid BYOD/Consumeriation of IT guide.
At first I was turned off by phrases in the executive summary like:
what’s the deal with the cisco phone eavesdropping hack?
These phones are basically little computers. If an attacker can take control of it, they can do the same things from it that they could by using a rogue or compromised system on a network. The “eavesdropping mic” is just one of many ways the compromised phone could be used.
Adrian and Gunnar here: After spending a few weeks getting updates from Identity and Access Management (IAM) service vendors – as well as a couple weeks for winter break – we have gathered the research we need to delve into the meat of our series on Understanding and Selecting Identity Management for Cloud Services. Our introductory post outlined the topics we will cover. This series is intended as a market overview, taking a broad look at issues you need to consider when evaluating cloud-based…
How much does it cost to start your own CA?
The main thing you’re looking to do is to pass the WebTrust audit and associated practices that the platforms will require you to do. Microsoft has the most mature process. They have a set of rules and guidelines. If you follow them, you’re in. One of those, by the way, is that you have to be a retail CA, as opposed to an internal one or a government one. It’s best to work with Microsoft first, and once you’re in their root program move to the others.…
Their new exploit beat a fully patched Windows system running IE 8, the same version of the browser exploited by malware used in watering hole attacks against a number of political and manufacturing websites, including the Council on Foreign Relations in the U.S., and Chinese human rights site Uygur Haber Ajanski.