Funniest thing I've read all week...
"China denied accusations by two U.S. lawmakers that it hacked into congressional computers, saying Thursday that as a developing country it wasn't capable of sophisticated cybercrime." [Link--->]
Wargames and the start of the hacker era
Neat little essay snagged via Slashdot. Wargames and Sneakers still stand as two of my favorite films about computer security. I thought that WarGames also merited mentioning (in addition to it being a terrific film) because of the reaction that it…
All your bots are belong to us
Good article at Wired, but even more entertaining discussion that follows it: While most government agencies are struggling to keep their computers out of the latest Russian botnets, Col. Charles W. Williamson III is proposing that the Air Force…
Supply chain security
Great regarding a briefing the FBI gave on counterfeit Cisco equipment being sold to U.S. companies and government agencies. Link--->
Flashback to 1997 with Cyber Manhattan Project
So Chertoff is speaking at the RSA conference and we're getting more play regarding a Cyber Manhattan Project. This idea is anything but new. In 1997, Winn Schwartau established a groundswell on the same issue but couldn't secure adequate…
Second Life Terrorism - Reality Check
Some interesting factoids coming out of the hearings held last week on multiplayer games/virtual worlds like Second Life. The most insightful (in my perspective) having to do with the amount of money that flows out of SL: To prevent money…
Skype encryption stumps police
Interesting...German police want to trojan suspect machines in order to engage in surveillance... German police are unable to decipher the encryption used in the internet telephone software Skype to monitor calls by suspected criminals and…
Homeland Security - A Guide to Deciphering Guts
It seems the folks at Wired Magazine have developed the homeland security gut guide based on the reporting that Secretary Chertoff has a "gut feeling" about a period of increased risk to the homeland. All joking aside, from an analyst's perspective,…
Good Article by John Sullivan
Countering the reach of the global jihad within networked diasporas is a global security priority. Police and intelligence services worldwide—especially in “Global Cities” with international political and economic importance and transnational…
Physical attacks against digital targets
Anyone who has seen me present or has been a student in my class is familiar with the matrix below. In fact, this matrix was the guiding principle for an entire conference session in Sweden 18 months ago and I've briefed on it least 300 times to…