http://blogs.cisco.com/security/synful-knock This is an attack that is successful only if you do not change default passwords on Cisco Routers. But… see below. In Mid September: { Today, Mandiant/FireEye published an article describing an example of this type of attack. This involved a router “implant” that they dubbed SYNful Knock, reported to have been found in 14 routers … Read more
Yes we(humans) are Risk seeking with losses, and risk averse with gains. https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2008/01/the_psychology_of_se.html “Security is a tradeoff,” Schneier said, speaking to a packed audience at his RSA session. “What are you getting for what you’re giving up? Whether you make that tradeoff consciously or not, there is one.” You think that your computers are not … Read more
Does this sound familiar? My company does what it can with security and is compliant, we have no breaches so far. The problem is that the security team knows we can get breached, in fact we likely already have. But fortunately nothing has been overtly accomplished (as far as we can tell) by the … Read more
If set up correctly your Firewall logs will tell you what is most important about your network, your employees, any trojans or viruses that are running in your network, etc. How do we do that in a way that can effectively make a safer network? SANS.org has a great pdf document that discusses this topic … Read more
14 years ago was a bad day in US history: And it was unfortunately not predicted by anyone, there was no formula to look at and say yes we knew that was going to happen. So remember just when you think you know your life is in a certain shape and format. It … Read more