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So after 20 years, IBM is killing off my BlackICE code created in April 1998. So it’s time that I rewrite it.BlackICE was the first “inline” intrusion-detection system, aka. an “intrusion prevention system” or IPS. ISS purchased my company in 2001 and … Continue reading Announcement: IPS code
So after 20 years, IBM is killing off my BlackICE code created in April 1998. So it’s time that I rewrite it.BlackICE was the first “inline” intrusion-detection system, aka. an “intrusion prevention system” or IPS. ISS purchased my company in 2001 and … Continue reading Announcement: IPS code
People keep asking me about this story about how forensics “experts” have found proof the DNC hack was an inside job, because files were copied at 22-megabytes-per-second, faster than is reasonable for Internet connections.This story is bogus.Yes, the … Continue reading Why that “file-copy” forensics of DNC hack is wrong
People keep asking me about this story about how forensics “experts” have found proof the DNC hack was an inside job, because files were copied at 22-megabytes-per-second, faster than is reasonable for Internet connections.This story is bogus.Yes, the … Continue reading Why that "file-copy" forensics of DNC hack is wrong
One new thing you need to add your DNS security policies is “query name minimizations” (RFC 7816). I thought I’d mention it since many haven’t heard about it.Right now, when DNS resolvers lookup a name like “www.example.com.”, they send the entire name… Continue reading Query name minimization
One new thing you need to add your DNS security policies is “query name minimizations” (RFC 7816). I thought I’d mention it since many haven’t heard about it.Right now, when DNS resolvers lookup a name like “www.example.com.”, they send the entire name… Continue reading Query name minimization
For teaching hacking/cybersecurity, I thought I’d create of the most obvious hacks of all time. Not the best hacks, the most sophisticated hacks, or the hacks with the biggest impact, but the most obvious hacks — ones that even the least kno… Continue reading Top 10 Most Obvious Hacks of All Time (v0.9)
For teaching hacking/cybersecurity, I thought I’d create of the most obvious hacks of all time. Not the best hacks, the most sophisticated hacks, or the hacks with the biggest impact, but the most obvious hacks — ones that even the least kno… Continue reading Top 10 Most Obvious Hacks of All Time (v0.9)
DEF CON is the largest U.S. hacker conference that takes place every summer in Las Vegas. It offers WiFi service. Is it safe?Probably.The trick is that you need to download the certificate from https://wifireg.defcon.org and import it into your compute… Continue reading Is DefCon Wifi safe?
DEF CON is the largest U.S. hacker conference that takes place every summer in Las Vegas. It offers WiFi service. Is it safe?Probably.The trick is that you need to download the certificate from https://wifireg.defcon.org and import it into your compute… Continue reading Is DefCon Wifi safe?