Russia’s Grizzly Steppe gunning for vulnerable routers
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Blowing the Whistle on Bad Attribution
The New York Times this week published a fascinating story about a young programmer in Ukraine who’d turned himself in to the local police. The Times says the man did so after one of his software tools was identified by the U.S. government as part of the arsenal used by Russian hackers suspected of hacking into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) last year. It’s a good read, as long as you can ignore that the premise of the piece is completely wrong. Continue reading Blowing the Whistle on Bad Attribution
New DHS Russian hacking report was designed for RSA crowds
The Homeland Security Department quietly released a second technical report on Friday about Russian hacking, adding significant detail to a Dec. 29 document that private-sector security experts had criticized for lacking actionable information. “We know this new one is a significant improvement over the last one,” said John Felker, Director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, of […]
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What Hack? Burlington Electric Speaks Out
Burlington Electric Department general manager Neale Lunderville speaks out about last week’s incident and response to reports the electric grid had been hacked. Continue reading What Hack? Burlington Electric Speaks Out
Vermont Grid ‘Hack’ Latest Tumble Down Attribution Rabbit Hole
The rush to connect a security incident at a Vermont utility to Russian government hackers is more evidence of the challenges around attribution. Continue reading Vermont Grid ‘Hack’ Latest Tumble Down Attribution Rabbit Hole