Stuxnet talks – do we listen?

Stuxnet is a severe threat – that’s something we know for sure. But if we look at it – what do we really know? What can we learn?

Let’s start from the beginning. As soon as Stuxnet hit the news, it was interesting to see, what was happening. There was a ton of speculation out . . . → Read More: Stuxnet talks – do we listen?

“Freedom of speech” does not mean you can say everything!

Sometimes I feel that people think the Internet is a room, where the laws of our society do not apply anymore… I read an article this morning on Swiss news called Drei Monate Haft für Beleidigungen auf Facebook – and here is an English version of it: Jail for French Facebook user.

Sometimes I . . . → Read More: “Freedom of speech” does not mean you can say everything!

How to Detect a Hacker Attack

I read an article called that way but then had to realize that it did not really address, what I expected. Why? Well, because it does not cover the key challenge in my opinion but… . . . → Read More: How to Detect a Hacker Attack

What is More Important to You? Privacy or Safety?

This discussion is very old: How much privacy are we willing to give up to help to fight crime. This discussion has to be held in a society. The FBI just kick-started it again in the US. . . . → Read More: What is More Important to You? Privacy or Safety?

Stuxnet: Future of warfare? Or just lax security?

What is your view?: Stuxnet: Future of warfare? Or just lax security?

Roger

Real Men Don’t Buy Girls

There was a press conference yesterday to launch the “Real Man” campaign to raise awareness about the problem of child sex slavery. You should listen to the press conference – if you can cope with it… . . . → Read More: Real Men Don’t Buy Girls

The Risks of Pirated Software

Obviously I do not like people to steal software. Additionally, from at least two perspectives it adds security risks: People are less likely to patch and pirated software often comes wit pre-installed malware, which is then hard to detect.

There is just such a case now with the iPhone: Fake iPhone jail-breaking tool packed with . . . → Read More: The Risks of Pirated Software

Interpol’s Chief’s Facebook Identity Stolen

This is one of the risks, not a lot of people look into: It is fairly easy for me to setup a Facebook account in another person’s name. This is what happened to Ronald K. Noble, head of Interpol: Interpol Chief Ronald K. Noble Has Facebook Identity Stolen.

Roger

The Risks of Unofficial Patches

As soon as zero-days appear on the Internet, two things happen: Somebody publishes an exploit and somebody else an unoffical patch. How trustworthy are such updates? How should you handle them? It is all about risk management! . . . → Read More: The Risks of Unofficial Patches

The Future of Crime

An interesting website was just going live which shows the trends in Cybercrime and tries to anticipate the future development . . . → Read More: The Future of Crime

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