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Cyber Offense
There’s a great piece at Information Dissemination on the DOD’s Cyber Offense capabilities – while much has been written about the DOD’s ability (or inability) to defend US military and civilian networks against cyber attack, there’s been a lot less about our … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Security, Military, National Security
Tagged Computer security, cyber warfare, DOD, military, national defense, National security
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There’s an interesting trend going on right now, and I’m struggling with exactly what to call it. In at least three seperate, widely diverse incidents, there’s been a pattern where: a) A set of documents is leaked from a person … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Security, Toolkit
Tagged Computer security, Global warming, Heartland Memos, StratFor, WikiLeaks
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Hacking News
Two interesting bits of news from the world of computer security: Wired discusses the “Pwnie,” a product that highlights the increasingly modular and streamlined world of system penetration and hacking. Built by a startup company called Pwnie Express, the Pwn … Continue reading
Foxy Links 01-Mar-12
Some links to peruse: I’ve previously blogged about a case involving a defendant’s 5th Amendment right to refuse decrypting her laptop – the case is now moot, as the Prosecution was able to gain access to the files in question … Continue reading
Posted in Foxy Links
Tagged 5th Amendment, Computer security, Foxy links, maps, politics, TSA
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Foxy Links 16-Feb-12
Interesting story about a guy who enlisted in the US army after serving an 18-month tour in the Israeli army. I previously blogged about the difficulties of implementing a recent court decision that ordered a defendent to give up the … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Security, Foxy Links
Tagged Computer security, Fifth Amendment, Jeremy Lin
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It’s only a flesh wound….
The Iranian government announced yesterday that their nuclear facilities are “immune to cyber attacks.” That strikes me a little bit like the Black Knight in Monty Python, shouting “I am invincible!” The cyber battlefield is somewhat unique in that cyber attack is … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Security, National Security
Tagged Computer security, Iran, STUXNET
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Fifth Amendment and an Encrypted Hard Disk
I previously linked to an article about a Federal Court case regarding a prosecutor’s ability to force you to give up the password needed to decrypt a hard disk. The defendant in the case, accused of bank fraud, argued that … Continue reading
Automated Deception
This Wired article discussing the creation of “decoy” documents raises some interesting questions. The concept itself is relatively simple – if you’re worried about an insider threat like Bradley Manning or an outside threat like “unknown” (Read: Chinese/Russian) hackers, one … Continue reading
Posted in National Security
Tagged Computer security, Defense policy, National security
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