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When learning TCP/IP it may be helpful to look at the masscan port scanning program, because it contains its own network stack. This concept, “contains its own network stack”, is so unusual that it’ll help resolve some confusion you might have abo… Continue reading Masscan as a lesson in TCP/IP
The recent Bloomberg article about Chinese hacking motherboards is a great opportunity to talk about problems with journalism.Journalism is about telling the truth, not a close approximation of the truth, but the true truth. They don’t do a good … Continue reading Some notes for journalists about cybersecurity
The recent Bloomberg article about Chinese hacking motherboards is a great opportunity to talk about problems with journalism.
Journalism is about telling the truth, not a close approximation of the truth, but the true truth. They don’t do a goo… Continue reading Some notes for journalists about cybersecurity
There is a spectre haunting the Internet — the spectre of SIGPIPE errors. It’s a bug in the original design of Unix networking from 1981 that is perpetuated by college textbooks, which teach students to ignore it. As a consequence, sometimes software … Continue reading TCP/IP, Sockets, and SIGPIPE
There is a spectre haunting the Internet — the spectre of SIGPIPE errors. It’s a bug in the original design of Unix networking from 1981 that is perpetuated by college textbooks, which teach students to ignore it. As a consequence, sometimes software … Continue reading TCP/IP, Sockets, and SIGPIPE
Almost nothing can escape the taint of election interference. A good example is the announcements by Uber and Lyft that they’ll provide free rides to the polls on election day. This well-meaning gesture nonetheless calls into question how this might in… Continue reading Election interference from Uber and Lyft
Almost nothing can escape the taint of election interference. A good example is the announcements by Uber and Lyft that they’ll provide free rides to the polls on election day. This well-meaning gesture nonetheless calls into question how this might in… Continue reading Election interference from Uber and Lyft
The British government has released a voluntary “Code of Practice” for securing IoT devices. I thought I’d write some notes on it.
First, the good parts
Before I criticize the individual points, I want to praise if for having a clue. So many of these … Continue reading Notes on the UK IoT cybersec “Code of Practice”
The British government has released a voluntary “Code of Practice” for securing IoT devices. I thought I’d write some notes on it.First, the good partsBefore I criticize the individual points, I want to praise if for having a clue. So many of these sor… Continue reading Notes on the UK IoT cybersec "Code of Practice"
Somebody (@thegrugq) pointed me to this article on “Lessons on Irregular Cyber Warfare”, citing the masters like Sun Tzu, von Clausewitz, Mao, Che, and the usual characters. It tries to answer:…as an insurgent, which is in a weaker power position vis… Continue reading How to irregular cyber warfare