Build your own sniffing kit

When people look at attackers, they always think that they are extremely smart people. There are really smart people building the kits but the ones applying it? Well, you just need the right guidance:

Hacker’s Tiny Spy Computer Cracks Corporate Networks, Fits In An Altoid Tin

Fairly easy, isn’t it?

Roger

10 Years of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft

Before joining Microsoft a little bit more than 10 years ago, I ran a team at PricewarehoureCoopers on e-Business Risk Management – classical security consulting in the Internet bubble time. When I announced that I will leave PwC and join Microsoft, I got interesting reactions (and remember, this was 2001). Mainly they were along . . . → Read More: 10 Years of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft

Council of Europe Octopus Conference- Some Thoughts

l am still sitting in the parliament room of the Council of Europe at the celebration event for the Budapest Convention. It was another very good event advancing the challenges fighting Cybercrime. Let me try to summarize a few thoughts:

The Budapest Convention is probably the best convention out there allowing a wide adoption of . . . → Read More: Council of Europe Octopus Conference- Some Thoughts

Cooperation against Cybercrime- Octopus Conference

lt is time again! The Council of Europe Octopus Conference on Cooperation against Cybercrime is taking place this week. This year it is even the 10th anniversary of the Budapest Convention. Therefore a broad country of legal, law enforcement and private sector organizations are discussing the current state and the future of the collaboration to . . . → Read More: Cooperation against Cybercrime- Octopus Conference

Cybersecurity–More than a good headline

A lot of governments all across the globe are working on starting, restarting or pushing their Cybersecurity initiative. What often concerns me is, that the last real headline has more impact on the strategy and the themes to be addressed than a structure or a plan or a strategy.

This made us thinking about what . . . → Read More: Cybersecurity–More than a good headline

Another Cyberwarfare School–better keep them employed!

A lot of countries are currently looking at their capabilities to defend their networks as well as leveraging technology for offense doing “Cyberwarfare”. Let’s now not debate where this starts or ends…

Pakistan is another example: Pakistan to open cyber warfare school

I can understand where governments and militaries are coming from but this deeply . . . → Read More: Another Cyberwarfare School–better keep them employed!

VeriSign to Take Down Malware Sites?

This is actually an interesting approach: VeriSign Proposes Takedown Procedures and Malware Scanning for .Com. This leads to the discussion I have so often: What is more important? The single website or the greater good? Now, do not get me wrong: I see the risks of VeriSign taking down microsoft.com because a blog hosted there . . . → Read More: VeriSign to Take Down Malware Sites?

German’s Government-Created Trojan Vulnerable

It is not that rare for Law Enforcement that they use software to spy in the case of severe accusations like terrorism. What is kind of surprising is the level of sophistication some of these Trojans seem to have – and not necessarily to the good side.

The German Chaos Computer Club analyzed the Trojan . . . → Read More: German’s Government-Created Trojan Vulnerable

China’s Cyberwar Capability–Make Sure They Have Jobs

This is not surprising as I guess they are not alone: China’s Blue Army of 30 computer experts could deploy cyber warfare on foreign powers

However, what really scares me is, that I expect governments to train more people than they really need – or some of them might be laid off during priority shifts . . . → Read More: China’s Cyberwar Capability–Make Sure They Have Jobs

Facebook Implements Microsoft’s PhotoDNA Technology

This is actually a great development to fight Child Porn:

Facebook adopts PhotoDNA and joins Microsoft and The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to disrupt the proliferation of online child exploitation.

You find the information here.

Roger

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