ISA/AIA webinar - Testing In A Real Environment Leads to Faster Cyber Security Innovation; Electronic Self-Help - White Hats, Black Markets, and Grey Laws; Software Assurance Forum; ICSJWG 2009 Fall Conference; ISA/AIA Webinar - Supply Chain Issues in Cyber Security…
I asked one of the sales guys from a major international backbone provider why they didn’t allocating a small portion of these IPs as tarpits? His response: ”Our mission isn’t to save the Internet.” Honestly though, it should be, it’d be in everyone’s interest to minimize capacity used by worms and bots and free bandwidth that could be used productively for other purposes.I asked one of the sales guys from a major international backbone provider why they... more
Infected users are often spreading additional malware by having infected Web sites posted on their Webpage without their knowledge. Friends are then more apt to click on these sites since they appear to be endorsed by their contacts. Tips on avoiding these tactics…Infected users are often spreading additional malware by having infected Web sites... more
By Mike Spinney, CIPP, Privacy Analyst, Ponemon Institute - Here’s a brazen bit of breachery from the Miami Herald: It’s a neat little proposition: for a flat monthly fee, a data broker (of sorts) acquires medical records from a hospital employee and passes them through to a personal injury lawyer for a fee plus a percentage of his lawsuit earnings...By Mike Spinney, CIPP, Privacy Analyst, Ponemon Institute - Here’s a brazen bit... more
Calvin Harris is pissed, the musician recently saw his music video for his 'Ready For The Summer - Original Remix' removed from his youtube acount due to copyright claims, even though it's his video! Harris is angry about the removal and is speaking out via his twitter account.Calvin Harris is pissed, the musician recently saw his music video for his 'Ready... more
ISAlliance President Larry Clinton, in Estonia by request of the US State Department; Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Congress; ISAlliance/CyLab Webinar; CMU Software Engineering Institute one day course: Creating a Computer Security Incident Response Team; ISAlliance/AIA Webinar; NIST 5th Annual IT Security Automation Conference; Illinois Institute of Technology 5th Annual VoIP Conference & Expo…ISAlliance President Larry Clinton, in Estonia by request of the US State Department;... more
Seattle man used Limewire for identity theft; CA auto-immune update trashes systems; U.S. appeals court cans CAN-SPAM suit; ‘Zeus Bot’ in Internet postcards; Storage reliability questioned after high profile outages; UC Berkeley School of Journalism server hacked; ActiveX overhaul in Microsoft patch batch; Microsoft Releases August Security Bulletin; WordPress bug resets admin password; Twitter knocked offline once again; UPS forced to encrypt devices after data breach…Seattle man used Limewire for identity theft; CA auto-immune update trashes systems;... more
The US Government must get its priorities right. Too often “cybersecurity” is confused with “anti-piracy.” The average Joe or Jane downloading copyrighted content from Youtube is not a cybersecurity issue, whereas organized gangs systematically collecting and exploiting personal data is a cybersecurity issue. One might question if the US government is devoting the proper time and attention to the cybersecurity issues that are truly most in need of national attention.The US Government must get its priorities right. Too often “cybersecurity”... more
Report: Naked video of ESPN reporter used to spread virus; Cyber expert shortage may hinder government in protecting Web sites, internal systems; Adobe promises patch for seven-month old Flash flaw; Report: federal documents detail iPods overheating, catching fire; Vietnam security firm in trouble after tracking hackers; Adobe investigating zero-day bug in Flash; Blackberry maker questions Etisalat software upgrade; Open-source firmware vulnerability exposes wireless routers; Clever attack exploits fully-patched Linux kernel; Trust but verify: Security risks abound in the IT supply chain…Report: Naked video of ESPN reporter used to spread virus; Cyber expert shortage may... more
The ISA will release a new cybersecurity report, which proposes frameworks for taking key issues in the Obama Administration’s “Cyberspace Policy Review” document to the next level, in an effort to achieve tangible progress. The report will include frameworks for creating a new, practical model for information sharing; addressing the international nature of cybersecurity issues; developing a market for adopting good security standards and practices; building a highly educated digital workforce; and managing the global IT supply chain.
I’m not arguing for an eggshell model of security - crunchy on the outside, squishy on the inside - but it makes things much easier to be able to address an application server’s security requirements without the need to assume that whatever security you implement on an application level is all you will have.I’m not arguing for an eggshell model of security - crunchy on the outside,... more
Review the state of play of cyber security for the government and the private sector, including recommendations on how to create a more productive public-private partnership. Cyber security policies are rapidly expanding, indicating the critical threat faced by any organization using Internet-based technologies. In 2008, the Bush Administration launched the most comprehensive cyber security policy review in the federal government’s history. Soon after taking office, President Obama tasked the National Security Council to review our nation’s cyber security policy. In April, the first major bill calling for broad federal regulations and unprecedented power over private sector cyber systems was introduced in the Senate.Review the state of play of cyber security for the government and the private sector,... more
Ever wondered how much your online identity is worth to a cyber criminal? Cyber crime is now larger than the international drug trade. Nearly 10 million people have reported identity theft in the U.S. over the last 12 months and one in four households have already been victimized.Ever wondered how much your online identity is worth to a cyber criminal? Cyber crime... more
Internet Security Alliance (ISA) President Larry Clinton will describe the progress being made in the joint ANSI/ISA project to develop an enterprise wide cybersecurity framework Wednesday afternoon at the 8th Plenary of the Homeland Security Standards Panel in Washington DC.Internet Security Alliance (ISA) President Larry Clinton will describe the progress... more
Thursday, September 24 at 2 Eastern: ISAlliance & AIA are pleased to offer an exciting FREE webinar: The Financial Impact of Cyber Risk. Virtually every company has calculated the benefits of electronic business into its business plans. Unfortunately, companies often fail to account for the financial downside that may result from cyber security attacks.Thursday, September 24 at 2 Eastern: ISAlliance & AIA are pleased to offer an... more
“First, the President is correct in his appreciation of the need to view cyber security as not just a technical and security issue, but as an economic one as well. In the 21st century - the digital century - economics and security are opposite sides of the same coin. You cannot affect one without impacting the other.” ~ Congressional Testimony
Something tells us Kaleidescape has a man (or woman, to be fair) on the inside, else United States District Court Judge Marilyn Patel is just downright trifilin'.Something tells us Kaleidescape has a man (or woman, to be fair) on the inside, else... more
A judge Tuesday heard arguments in a dispute over software sales that could potentially have repercussions on the secondhand sale of virtually any copyright material.
The suit was filed by Timothy Vernor, a seller on eBay, after Autodesk, citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, asked eBay to remove some of its software products that Vernor had listed for sale there, and later to ban him from the site.A judge Tuesday heard arguments in a dispute over software sales that could... more
Does the DMCA matter to YouTube staffers? Apparently not according to evidence uncovered by lawyers for Viacom in its suit against the popular online video sharing site. Perhaps the better question: Does the DMCA matter to anyone?Does the DMCA matter to YouTube staffers? Apparently not according to evidence... more
Larry Clinton, president of the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), will testify tomorrow at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing titled, Cybersecurity: Preventing Terrorist Attacks and Protecting Privacy in Cyberspace.
