Rich Mogull at Scurosis Blog (#13 at http://oversitesentry.com/security-news-reviewed/) has the latest post https://securosis.com/blog/hybrid-clouds-an-ugly-reality The problem? A Hybrid cloud is by definition part cloud and part local systems. One can easily imagine administration problems as files and data have to bridge both environments. The disadvantage is the loss of compartmentalization, i.e. the ability to say the cloud … Read more
There is an interesting running discussion at reddit.com/netsec Started by Brian Krebs (the #2 site in Security News Analyzed) The question was ‘Why do you think organizations seem to prefer “learning these lessons the hard way”?’ And here is Brian’s answer { But in the end I think it comes down to a lack of … Read more
https://isc.sans.edu/ has a good post on how to do some rudimentary searches… Specifically https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Botnets+spreading+Dridex+still+active/20295/ is the post. The image above is the same image from isc.sans.edu today post, notice how Brad Duncan searched for the Dridex malware with the hash mark, so if there is a suspected malware you are interested in researching that is a great … Read more
Am reading one of the articles from my Security Analyzed page at Network World http://www.networkworld.com/article/2309917/lan-wan/lan-wan-router-man.html William Yaeger created the multi protocol router from ireport.cnn.com: Christmas 1979 it happened. {Yeager goes on to describe how they used router technology as a connection from the Standford Medical School to the Department of Computer Science. He describes the … Read more
Here are some great articles that showed how some unsuspecting people get sucked into online scams: http://www.wired.com/2015/10/online-dating-made-woman-pawn-global-crime-plot/ Everyone has to learn how to defeat their own potential phishing attack… Are you interested in vision loss? or staying at a nice hotel for a weekend getaway? Or reducing your energy costs? You can see … Read more
