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Lots of government people are focused on IoT security, such as this bill or this recent effort. They are usually wrong. It’s a typical cybersecurity policy effort which knows the answer without paying attention to the question. Government efforts … Continue reading Your IoT security concerns are stupid
Lots of government people are focused on IoT security, such as this recent effort. They are usually wrong. It’s a typical cybersecurity policy effort which knows the answer without paying attention to the question.
Patching has little to do with IoT … Continue reading Your IoT security concerns are stupid
This is the one year anniversary of NotPetya. It was probably the most expensive single hacker attack in history (so far), with FedEx estimating it cost them $300 million. Shipping giant Maersk and drug giant Merck suffered losses on a similar scale. M… Continue reading Lessons from nPetya one year later
This is the one year anniversary of NotPetya. It was probably the most expensive single hacker attack in history (so far), with FedEx estimating it cost them $300 million. Shipping giant Maersk and drug giant Merck suffered losses on a similar scale. M… Continue reading Lessons from nPetya one year later
My Internet-scale port scanner, masscan, supports “banner checking”, grabbing basic information from a service after it connects to a port. It’s less comprehensive than nmap’s version and scripting checks, but it’s better than just recording which port… Continue reading SMB version detection in masscan
My Internet-scale port scanner, masscan, supports “banner checking”, grabbing basic information from a service after it connects to a port. It’s less comprehensive than nmap’s version and scripting checks, but it’s better than just recording which port… Continue reading SMB version detection in masscan
Former president Bill Clinton has contributed to a cyberthriller “The President is Missing”, the plot of which is that the president stops a cybervirus from destroying the country. This is scary, because people in Washington D.C. are going to read this… Continue reading Notes on "The President is Missing"
Former president Bill Clinton has contributed to a cyberthriller “The President is Missing”, the plot of which is that the president stops a cybervirus from destroying the country. This is scary, because people in Washington D.C. are going to read this… Continue reading Notes on “The President is Missing”
First Lady Melania Trump announced a guide to help children go online safely. It has problems.
Melania’s guide is full of outdated, impractical, inappropriate, and redundant information. But that’s allowed, because it relies upon moral authority: … Continue reading The First Lady’s bad cyber advice
First Lady Melania Trump announced a guide to help children go online safely. It has problems.Melania’s guide is full of outdated, impractical, inappropriate, and redundant information. But that’s allowed, because it relies upon moral authority: t… Continue reading The First Lady’s bad cyber advice