When Mike wrote his review of Rob Graham’s post on what could define criminality on the Internet, he focused on the anonymization piece. Me? I was struck more by Rob’s “Witchcraft is not a crime” post in a very personal way:
It appears that Java is still vulnerable to exploit after the latest patch from Oracle.
Disabling Java completely probably isn’t possible for many of you, so I suggest you at least use a good web gateway/network IPS/NGFW that filters for malware, and something cloud or VPN based to protect mobile users. Events like this are why I’m so interested (and have been for a long time) in browser virtualization technologies (Bromium, Invincea, anyone else?).
In the anger and sorrow following Aaron Swartz’s suicide, Rob Graham makes an excellent point in I conceal my identity the same way Aaron was indicted for
What happens when you work for a US critical infrastructure company and see strange connections coming into your network from China? Using the real credentials of your top programmer? You crap your pants, that’s what you do. And you figure you have been compromised by the APT and pull the alarms. But what happens when it’s actually something else. Security audit finds dev OUTSOURCED his JOB to China to goof off at work
Let’s take a look at Adam Shostack’s recent post, “The Phoenix Project may be uncomfortable”.
First of all, I haven’t gotten a chance to read Gene Kim’s new book “The Phoenix Project,” but they were kind enough to send me an electronic copy and I will get to it soon. I love the idea of teaching important lessons via a fictional story, even for technology stuff. As much as I like technical books, I don’t read them. I consult them when I have a technical question. But I read stories, and learn by…
I will not write about Manti Te’o.
I will not write about Manti Te’o.
I will not write about Manti… ah hell, who am I kidding.
As someone who has been part of the medical field my entire life (family business before I became a paramedic) the intersection between medicine and technology is of high personal interest. I still remember the time I got in trouble at work for hacking my boss’s password so we could get into the reporting application he accidentally locked everyone out of.
“The Cloud” is a term so overused and often misapplied that it has become meaningless without context. This series will discuss identity and access management as it pertains to the three major cloud service models (Infrastructure, Platform, and Software). Each of these models (SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS) presents its own unique challenge for IAM, because each model promotes different approaches and each vendor offers their own unique flavor. The cloud service model effectively acts as a set of…
If you follow the security press, you know many predict that big data will transform information security. RSA recently released a security brief on security analytics with big data that mirrors the press. Depending on your perspective, security analytics with big data may be the concept that we’ll leverage big data clusters for actionable intel in coming years. Or if you talk to SIEM vendors who run on top of NoSQL repositories, the future has been here for 5 years. You may go with “none of…
It started out great. Fantastic even. The Dome was fired up. The team started fast. Field goal. Forced punt. Matty Ice throws a pick. Then the Falcons force a fumble and get the ball back. Touchdown. Forced punt. Field goal. 13-0. Red zone stop on a huge 4th and 1. Touchdown on a bomb. Huge sack to end the half. The Falcons were up 20-0. This was it. The year they finally exorcise the playoff demons.