Yesterday I took a trip to UNO to listen to a presentation from one of our bioinformatics professors on immunology. We’re working on some research proposals to develop network defense techniques based on biological immunity systems – why reinvent the…
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The Sad Saga of HBGary
Wikileaks – NeoNazi Forum Dumps
Wikileaks has data from several Neo Nazi forums. The information includes user lists, private message histories, forum posts, etc. I’ve been pouring over the data since yesterday. They seem to be using SMF and phpBB primarily between the sites –…
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Tagged with: communication patterns, email, forensics, oops, word frequencies
Posted in Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Hacks, Cracks, and Attacks
Posted in Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Hacks, Cracks, and Attacks
<>< [Phish / Fish] ing attacks are still viable
Fairly uninteresting from a technical point of view, but worth noting as a perpetual problem. The Register reports on a recent fishing attack against hotmail and other web based email users. Phishing, Fishing, <><, all refer to what is known…
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Respondus LockDown Browser
The Respondus LockDown Browser is an application designed to “lock down” a system for the duration of an exam. It claims to display a full screen browser that cannot be minimized, prevents task switching, stops “over 400 screen capture, messaging,…
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Tagged with: attacks, bad ideas, lockdown browser, respondus
Posted in Computer Science, Hacks, Cracks, and Attacks
Posted in Computer Science, Hacks, Cracks, and Attacks
HBGary.* part II
More information, or at least a more coherent complete set of information, is available as of this morning from Ars Technica. They have done a really good job of putting the pieces into a clear picture. What I heard in…Read more ›