I may regret this, but one thing I can’t abide is second-hand smoke. I haven’t seen one sane thought about the Comcast BitTorrent “fiasco” yet. The “people’s” argument is as follows:
Axiom 1:
Internet access should be unhindered.
I want to buy my Internet service from Comcast for $xx.yy per month; where x is min(x).
I want [...]
In the past few weeks I’ve been looking at a lot of DDoS botnets, specifically HTTP botnets. Today I’m pleased to release a report on one of the network of botnets I’ve been looking at, based on the BlackEnergy toolkit. From the summary of the paper:
BlackEnergy is an HTTP-based botnet used primarily for [...]
A few things on my reading list for today … The first is a three part series on crimeware (malware specifically designed to yield money for the operators of the malware through direct financial theft) by CSO magazine. It’s an interesting look and shows that the underground economy is just as skilled as the [...]
While sources, types and responses to Internet badness vary widely, there exists a clear intersection in technical and policy implications that may note be completely obvious.
There’s been a lot of press lately spotlighting China and its alleged government sponsored intrusions and repeated assaults on various corporate and government networks across the globe. Most of [...]
Danny McPherson, chief research officer at Arbor Networks, talks with Verizon Business’ Stefan Fouant about the complex set of challenges facing the service provider community. What are the most pressing security issues facing providers today, and how do they plan to address them? Listen to this podcast find out.
