A Brief History of Cyber Attacks and the Olympics
The first time I was exposed to the IT security concerns of the Olympics was in 2003 when a delegation from China visited the US to garner advice on protecting…
DetailsWhy Would they DoS Us?
As various pundits have reeled off their security advice for 2014 many have listed the growing threat of denial of service (DoS) attacks as something to look out for. They…
DetailsScrapeDefender Protects Website Content With New Anti-Scraping Software
These days every company conducting business on the Internet must be vigilant to stave off the endless onslaught of viruses and other malware. Attackers who use software programs to make…
DetailsSpyEye Developer Pleads Guilty
The primary developer behind banking Trojan SpyEye pleaded guilty January 28 to committing wire and bank fraud, according to a statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sentencing is scheduled…
DetailsOrdinary Folk
I have a pet peeve. It’s the use of the word “folks,” which has been popularized by the current administration. I know it makes the President appear avuncular and, well, folksy.…
DetailsU.S. Lifts Gag Order on Government Requests for User Data
Under new Department of Justice rules, technology and telecommunications companies are now allowed to provide more information about government requests for customer data. However, they will still be restricted from disclosing…
DetailsIPv6 – It’s Time
VA Tech is one of the few institutions in the US that runs a full production, dual stack IPv4/IPv6 network. We’ve been running this dual stack network since 2005. All…
DetailsState of the [Cyber] Union
On a bitter cold January day, the President of the United States appeared before a joint session of Congress to fulfill his Constitutional obligation to “from time to time give…
DetailsLockheed Martin and EMC to Invest in Advanced Technology Projects in Israel
Global security company and defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp and data storage equipment maker EMC Corp, RSA’s parent company, have announced that they will jointly invest in technology projects including…
DetailsNew Reports that NSA Searches Angry Birds and Other Apps for Personal Data
Late Monday three separate media outlets reported on how the NSA snoops on data transmitted from cell phone apps. The New York Times, The Guardian, and ProPublica each covered how…
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