July 2010
A Chapter from the Cold War Reopens: Espionage... →
Seems like everyone is doing it….
Alleged Russian agents used high-tech tricks |... →
Misconfigured Cisco gear could lead to Wi-Fi... →
Brazilian banker's crypto baffles FBI • The... →
Security Managers Report Weak Threat Defenses --... →
Busted Alleged Russian Spies Used Steganography To... →
study by Purdue University in late 2007
June 2010
Secure Channel - Malware, Worms, Viruses - Apple... →
Security Updates for Adobe Acrobat, Reader →
e-Banking Bandits Stole $465,000 From Calif.... →
FTC says scammers stole millions, using virtual... →
Feds arrest 10 accused of being Russian agents -... →
Hackers fleece online poker players - INSIDE... →
Understanding hacker's tradecraft helps defend... →
Senate committee approves controversial... →
Police arrest London teenagers in cyber crime... →
Consensus Audit Guidelines' cybersecurity approach... →
Gordon Snow, the new head of the FBI's Cyber... →
Adobe focuses on secure software development... →
US cyber-combat Top Gun training details emerge •... →
Another domain adopts added DNS security --... →
Internet whizzes recruited to IDF intelligence... →
6-Year-Old Northeast Ohio Girl on 'No Fly' List -... →
Another dysfunction from DHS.
Anti-virus is a Poor Substitute for Common Sense →
Privacy concerns challenge smart grid rollout →
Secure Channel - Analysis - Security Turns Off... →
Exploiting the Exploiters →
Technology Review: Moore's Outlaws →
Better cybersecurity depends on better information... →
'World's No. 1 hacker' tome rocks security world •... →
FBI: Hacker demanded sexually explicit videos |... →
Security Updates for Firefox, Opera Browsers →
Researcher Builds Mock Botnet Of ‘Twilight’-Loving... →
Looking For Vulns In All The Right Places? Experts... →
Stock Manipulation Botnet Surfaces - Security Blog... →
Giving poor kids computers, internet makes them... →
Researcher 'Fingerprints' The Bad Guys Behind The... →
I developed this idea in 1991 with (then) student Steve Weeber. We were unable to get any funding to pursue the research. Where would we be now if we had?
Actually, this paper was the first use of “software forensics” to the best of my knowledge.
Here’s an online link to the 1991 paper: https://www.cerias.purdue.edu/assets/pdf/bibtex_archive/91-01.pdf
Government devotes more brainpower and money to... →
Darpa Taking Fire for Its Cyberwar Range | Danger... →
Centers of ... Adequacy, Revisited →
Almost two years ago I wrote in this blog about how CERIAS (and Purdue) was not going to resubmit for the NSA/DHS Centers of Academic Excellence program.
Some of you may notice that Purdue is…
The Case for Cybersecurity Insurance, Part I →
Own Your Own Space →
I have been friends with Linda McCarthy for many years. As a security strategist she has occupied a number of roles — running research groups, managing corporate security, writing professional…
Secret group aids fight against terror →
The unreadiness team →
A Spike in Phone Phishing Attacks? →
Researcher shows how to strike back at web... →
Kyrgyzstan on verge of cyber war: Voice of Russia →
Banking's big dilemma: How to stop cyberheists via... →
Cybersecurity Not A 'Command And Control' Effort -... →
Sophisticated ATM Skimmer Transmits Stolen Data... →
Drug Charges Against Accused AT&T/iPad Hacker →