Do you know the Heisenberg Principle? Or more precisely “The Uncertainty Principle” https://www.aip.org/history/heisenberg/p08.htm The more precisely the position is determined, the less precisely the momentum is known in this instant, and vice versa. –Heisenberg, uncertainty paper, 1927You can’t completely measure stuff. Does this apply to network traffic? I am talking about measuring the characteristics of … Read more
A breach has many looks… THE fundamental problem is highlighted in this article: http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/15mn-affected-medical-information/ Besides the obvious headline grabber “1.5mil records stolen by hackers.” I am going to compile a few sentences from the article and then discuss: {He added, “Every healthcare firm, large and small, that stores patient data is at risk of a … Read more
A great Murphy’s law site on the Net: http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-computer.html All murphy’s laws, but I want to focus on computers… and specifically Cybersecurity Compiled the 6 of them on my top10… First the only “security” mentions * Law of Anti-security The best way past a pesky security feature is a 13-year-old. * Lulled into Security … Read more
A 30-year old scrap processor was hoping not to be in a national Newspaper article about what not to do with your information security. http://www.wsj.com/articles/hackers-trick-email-systems-into-wiring-them-large-sums-1438209816 Some Nigerians set up malware on the unsuspecting Metals scrapper computers. So now the malware stole the email password and other email information. Then the Nigerians did what all … Read more
As we prepare for the next attack (also waiting for BlackHat2015) I remember the Pearl harbor movie: TORA!TORA!TORA! 1970 Classic Tora Tora Tora トラ・トラ・トラ means “We have achieved complete surprise” in Japanese codeword. A translation is Tiger. Tora (Tορα) is translated to “now” from Greek. Torah is the law in hebrew or better known as the … Read more
