Threat Hunting, Viavi – ESW #147
Threat Hunting
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Category Archives: networksecurity
Teaching Cybersecurity Policy
Peter Swire proposes a a pedagogic framework for teaching cybersecurity policy. Specifically, he makes real the old joke about adding levels to the OSI networking stack: an organizational layer, a government layer, and an international layer…. Continue reading Teaching Cybersecurity Policy
Router Vulnerability and the VPNFilter Botnet
On May 25, the FBI asked us all to reboot our routers. The story behind this request is one of sophisticated malware and unsophisticated home-network security, and it’s a harbinger of the sorts of pervasive threats from nation-states, criminals and hackers that we should expect in coming years. VPNFilter is a sophisticated piece of malware that infects mostly… Continue reading Router Vulnerability and the VPNFilter Botnet
Inmates Secretly Build and Network Computers while in Prison
This is kind of amazing: Inmates at a medium-security Ohio prison secretly assembled two functioning computers, hid them in the ceiling, and connected them to the Marion Correctional Institution’s network. The hard drives were loaded with pornography, a Windows proxy server, VPN, VOIP and anti-virus software, the Tor browser, password hacking and e-mail spamming tools, and the open source packet… Continue reading Inmates Secretly Build and Network Computers while in Prison