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The Security of Data Deletion

Posted on By infossl
datadestruction, dataprotection, dataretention, essays, hacking, Security technology, sony

Thousands of articles have called the December attack against Sony Pictures a wake-up call to industry. Regardless of whether the attacker was the North Korean government, a disgruntled former employee, or a group of random hackers, the attack showed how vulnerable a large organization can be and how devastating the publication of its private correspondence, … Read More “The Security of Data Deletion” »

Further Evidence Pointing to North Korea as Sony Hacker

Posted on By infossl
attribution, fbi, hacking, northkorea, Security technology, sony

The FBI has provided more evidence: Speaking at a Fordham Law School cybersecurity conference Wednesday, Comey said that he has “very high confidence” in the FBI’s attribution of the attack to North Korea. And he named several of the sources of his evidence, including a “behavioral analysis unit” of FBI experts trained to psychologically analyze … Read More “Further Evidence Pointing to North Korea as Sony Hacker” »

Attack Attribution in Cyberspace

Posted on By infossl
attribution, cybersecurity, cyberwar, essays, fbi, intelligence, nationalsecuritypolicy, northkorea, nsa, Security technology, sony

When you’re attacked by a missile, you can follow its trajectory back to where it was launched from. When you’re attacked in cyberspace, figuring out who did it is much harder. The reality of international aggression in cyberspace will change how we approach defense. Many of us in the computer-security field are skeptical of the … Read More “Attack Attribution in Cyberspace” »

Attributing the Sony Attack

Posted on By infossl
attribution, cyberwar, cyberweapons, denialofservice, essays, hacking, intelligence, israel, malware, nationalsecuritypolicy, northkorea, Security technology, sony, stuxnet

No one has admitted taking down North Korea’s Internet. It could have been an act of retaliation by the US government, but it could just as well have been an ordinary DDoS attack. The follow-on attack against Sony PlayStation definitely seems to be the work of hackers unaffiliated with a government. Not knowing who did … Read More “Attributing the Sony Attack” »

More Data on Attributing the Sony Attack

Posted on By infossl
cyberweapons, fbi, hacking, insiders, intelligence, malware, northkorea, Security technology, sony

An analysis of the timestamps on some of the leaked documents shows that they were downloaded at USB 2.0 speeds — which implies an insider. Our Gotnews.com investigation into the data that has been released by the “hackers” shows that someone at Sony was copying 182GB at minimum the night of the 21st — the … Read More “More Data on Attributing the Sony Attack” »

Did North Korea Really Attack Sony?

Posted on By infossl
fbi, hacking, intelligence, nationalsecuritypolicy, northkorea, overreactions, rootkits, Security technology, sony

I am deeply skeptical of the FBI’s announcement on Friday that North Korea was behind last month’s Sony hack. The agency’s evidence is tenuous, and I have a hard time believing it. But I also have trouble believing that the US government would make the accusation this formally if officials didn’t believe it. Clues in … Read More “Did North Korea Really Attack Sony?” »

North Korea DDoSed Off the Internet

Posted on By infossl
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” »

Reacting to the Sony Hack

Posted on By infossl
cyberterrorism, cyberwar, hacking, northkorea, privacy, Security technology, sony

First we thought North Korea was behind the Sony cyberattacks. Then we thought it was a couple of hacker guys with an axe to grind. Now we think North Korea is behind it again, but the connection is still tenuous. There have been accusations of cyberterrorism, and even cyberwar. I’ve heard calls for us to … Read More “Reacting to the Sony Hack” »

Lessons from the Sony Hack

Posted on By infossl
advancedpersistentthreats, computersecurity, hacking, networksecurity, privacy, Security technology, sony

Earlier this month, a mysterious group that calls itself Guardians of Peace hacked into Sony Pictures Entertainment’s computer systems and began revealing many of the Hollywood studio’s best-kept secrets, from details about unreleased movies to embarrassing emails (notably some racist notes from Sony bigwigs about President Barack Obama’s presumed movie-watching preferences) to the personnel data … Read More “Lessons from the Sony Hack” »

Not Enough CISOs to Go Around

Posted on By infossl
Security technology, securitypolicies, sony

This article is reporting that the demand for Chief Information Security Officers far exceeds supply: Sony and every other company that realizes the need for a strong, senior-level security officer are scrambling to find talent, said Kris Lovejoy, general manager of IBM’s security service and former IBM chief security officer. CISOs are “almost impossible to … Read More “Not Enough CISOs to Go Around” »