anonymity, internet, psychologyofsecurity, Security technology
Good article debunking the myth that requiring people to use their real names on the Internet makes them behave better. Powered by WPeMatico
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cyberattack, cybercrime, hacking, internet, publictransit, ransomware, Security technology
It’s really bad. The ticket machines were hacked. Over the next couple of years, I believe we are going to see the downside of our headlong rush to put everything on the Internet. Slashdot thread. Powered by WPeMatico
academicpapers, internet, Security technology, securitypolicies, securitystandards
Josephine Wolff examines different Internet governance stakeholders and how they frame security debates. Her conclusion: The tensions that arise around issues of security among different groups of internet governance stakeholders speak to the many tangled notions of what online security is and whom it is meant to protect that are espoused by the participants in … Read More “How Different Stakeholders Frame Security” »
china, denialofservice, internet, internetofthings, Security technology
Yesterday’s DDoS attacks against Dyn are being reported everywhere. I have received a gazillion press requests, but I am traveling in Australia and Asia and have had to decline most of them. That’s okay, really, because we don’t know anything much of anything about the attacks. If I had to guess, though, I don’t think … Read More “DDoS Attacks against Dyn” »
cyberwar, denialofservice, essays, internet, Security technology, verisign
Over the past year or two, someone has been probing the defenses of the companies that run critical pieces of the Internet. These probes take the form of precisely calibrated attacks designed to determine exactly how well these companies can defend themselves, and what would be required to take them down. We don’t know who … Read More “Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet” »
cybercrime, denialofservice, hacking, internet, Security technology
Brian Krebs reports that the Israeli DDOS service vDOS has earned $600K in the past two years. The information was obtained from a hack and data dump of the company’s information. Powered by WPeMatico
denialofservice, hacking, internet, northkorea, Security technology, sony
North Korea has been knocked off the Internet by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Maybe the US did it, and maybe not. This whole incident is a perfect illustration of how technology is equalizing capability. In both the original attack against Sony, and this attack against North Korea, we can’t tell the difference between a … Read More “North Korea DDoSed Off the Internet” »