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Marcus Sachs on securing the homeland

Marcus Sachs on securing the homelandhiToday's terrorists can strike at any place, at any time, and with a wide variety of weapons. The most urgent terrorist threat to America is the Al Qaeda network. We will prosecute our war with these terrorists until they are routed from the Earth. But...

Tags: homeland, Marcus Sachs, terrorist threat

Discussion threads 2005-06-02

Masters of cybercrime

The consensus among the panelists at a Churchill Club discussion entitled "Masters of Cybercrime: The Ultimate Battle of Good and Evil," was that the good guys aren't winning. The panelists included Joe Boerio, CTO, Franklin Templeton Investments; Brad Boston, Senior VP and CIO, Cisco; Scott Charney, Vice President, Trustworthy...

Tags: Marcus Sachs, MP3, Podcasts, Government, Digital Music, Homeland Security, Digital Media, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Security, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2005-06-02

Marcus Sachs on securing the homeland

Prior to the Churchill Club event, "Masters of Cybercrime: The Ultimate Battle of Good and Evil," I spoke with Marcus Sachs, one of the nation's top cyberwarriors. He is currently a computer scientist at SRI International and under contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS as deputy director...

Tags: Marcus Sachs, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Sach, Domain Names, Digital Music, Podcasts, Homeland Security, Digital Media, Security, Internet, Personal Technology, Government, Consumer Electronics, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2005-06-02

Additional Resources

How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability

The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...

Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Do Congressmen's charges of Chinese hacking hold water?

InfoWorld notes that the congressmen who claimed China hacked their computers probably have scant evidence of the charges. "It's so very hard to conclude that something came from someplace if all you're going from is an IP address," said Marcus Sachs, director of the SANS Internet Storm...

Tags: Hacking, Evidence, Charge, Computer, Productivity, Internet, Keyboards, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-06-13

DHS mailing list melts down due to config error

The Department of Homeland Security created a nice little mini-version of a distributed denial of service attack, due a simple list config error on its Open Source Intelligence Report, The SANS Internet Storm Center reports. a reader replied to the list address with a request for a change and...

Tags: Mailing List, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, E-mail, Online Communications, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-10-05

What's the 6th worst job in science?

The sixth worst job in science in 2007 is the Microsoft security grunt. Right between the "coursework carcass preparer" and the "gravity research project."PopSci.com explains why the vulnerability triage folks at Redmond makes its top ten list of the worst jobs in science this year:Do you flinch when...

Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Responsible disclosure, Privacy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Microsoft, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets

Blog posts 2007-06-25

Boost your system defenses: Begin with a stronger understanding of your cyber adversary

Systems administrators and other IT professionals can do a better job of protecting their company's assets if they have a better understanding of whom they are protecting these assets against. In this sample chapter from Cyber Adversary Characterization, acquire a better understanding of your cyber adversary, from...

Tags: Asset, Adversary, Syngress, Chapter Coverage, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations

Book chapters 2007-03-13

Secure MSN Messenger

Like other instant messaging clients, MSN Messenger contains features that provide communication through text, voice, and video. These features cannot be regulated and logged in ways that other systems, such as e-mail, can, and may result in the distribution of confidential information to parties that should not be...

Tags: MSN, MSN Messenger, Syngress, Peer To Peer (P2P), Instant Messaging, Security, Internet, Online Communications

Book chapters 2007-01-30

Code attacking Windows flaw posted

Attack code exploiting a recently-patched vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows operating system has been posted to the Internet, PC World reports The software was added to the widely used Metasploit project--a favorite of both security researchers and malicious hackers--at around 1 a.m. Thursday morning Pacific Time, according to H.D. Moore,...

Tags: Metasploit Project, hacker, Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2006-08-11

Get an overview of the rise of P2P networks--and the concerns they bring

This sample chapter, taken from Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise, discusses concerns surrounding peer-to-peer networks, including malicious files and legal issues. Learn about peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, including its history, basic architecture, and areas of concern.This sample chapter, taken from Securing IM and P2P Applications...

Tags: Network, P2P, Syngress, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet

Book chapters 2005-12-16