Archive for July, 2008
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Protected: An analysis of this and that
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Protected: China 2008 – Mongolia
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
My Favorite Things
Links to those who have been fighting the good fight:
Internet Storm Center: isc.sans.org
And to those who watch:
Internet Health Report(US only): www.internetpulse.net
CERTStation: www.certstation.com
I would also recommend a basic home computer security suite:
Avast (www.avast.com) – Antivirus
Ad-Aware (www.lavasoft.com) – Antispyware
ZoneAlarm (www.zonealarm.com) – Firewall
These programs are all free for personal, non-commercial use. While it will certainly not stop all [...]
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Ethics of Information Security
In the first story, a man is charged with hacking USC. He claims to have been trying to warn USC of a security vulnerability. http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/cybercrime/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=187201428
In the second story, an attacker potentially compromises data on 800,000 user accounts at UCLA. Presumably, UCLA received no warning. http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196603485
Would USC have suffered the same fate if they were not [...]
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Pretty Great Firewall
The strategy here is going to change a little bit. My original assumption about the Internet access control mechanisms was that the rules would be fairly static. This has proven to not be the case. Given the upcoming Olympic Games, I believe that access is going to be much less restrictive than usual and that [...]
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Protected: China 2008 – More Mongolia Preview!
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Protected: China 2008 – Mongolia Day 0
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Protected: China 2008 – Changchun Day 1
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
The most effective way…
…to stop undesirables from accessing the internet is to provide sporadic and unstable internet service.
This situation is likely to continue for another 48 hours. I’ll try to stock up on posts. I’m actually about five days behind on posts. Coincidentally, I also get about five hours of sleep every night.
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Protected: China 2008 – Changchun Day 0
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