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Ransomware and the Internet of Things

Posted on By infossl
cyberattack, internetandsociety, internetofthings, ransomware, Security technology, securityengineering

As devastating as the latest widespread ransomware attacks have been, it’s a problem with a solution. If your copy of Windows is relatively current and you’ve kept it updated, your laptop is immune. It’s only older unpatched systems on your computer that are vulnerable. Patching is how the computer industry maintains security in the face … Read More “Ransomware and the Internet of Things” »

Attack vs. Defense in Nation-State Cyber Operations

Posted on By infossl
academicpapers, cyberattack, cyberwar, defense, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology, vulnerabilities

I regularly say that, on the Internet, attack is easier than defense. There are a bunch of reasons for this, but primarily it’s 1) the complexity of modern networked computer systems and 2) the attacker’s ability to choose the time and method of the attack versus the defender’s necessity to secure against every type of … Read More “Attack vs. Defense in Nation-State Cyber Operations” »

Incident Response as “Hand-to-Hand Combat”

Posted on By infossl
cyberattack, cyberwar, nationalsecuritypolicy, nsa, russia, Security technology

NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett described a 2014 Russian cyberattack against the US State Department as “hand-to-hand” combat: “It was hand-to-hand combat,” said NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett, who described the incident at a recent cyber forum, but did not name the nation behind it. The culprit was identified by other current and former officials. … Read More “Incident Response as “Hand-to-Hand Combat”” »

NSA Using Cyberattack for Defense

Posted on By infossl
cyberattack, cybersecurity, edwardsnowden, nsa, Security technology, tradecraft

These days, it’s rare that we learn something new from the Snowden documents. But Ben Buchanan found something interesting. The NSA penetrates enemy networks in order to enhance our defensive capabilities. The data the NSA collected by penetrating BYZANTINE CANDOR’s networks had concrete forward-looking defensive value. It included information on the adversary’s “future targets,” including … Read More “NSA Using Cyberattack for Defense” »

Survey Data on Americans and Cybersecurity

Posted on By infossl
cyberattack, cybersecurity, fraud, reports, Security technology, trust

Pew Research just published their latest research data on Americans and their views on cybersecurity: This survey finds that a majority of Americans have directly experienced some form of data theft or fraud, that a sizeable share of the public thinks that their personal data have become less secure in recent years, and that many … Read More “Survey Data on Americans and Cybersecurity” »

Auditing Elections for Signs of Hacking

Posted on By infossl
auditing, cyberattack, cybersecurity, fraud, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology, voting

Excellent essay pointing out that election security is a national security issue, and that we need to perform random ballot audits on every future election: The good news is that we know how to solve this problem. We need to audit computers by manually examining randomly selected paper ballots and comparing the results to machine … Read More “Auditing Elections for Signs of Hacking” »