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Using Market Forces to Disrupt Botnets

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2008-06-09 05:19:02 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...disrupting the most successful botnets , but a surplus of ethics on behalf on researchers as well as a lack of an internationally implemented legislation on who, how and when should be given a mandate to do so Basically, country A doesn't really want country B's security researchers messing up with the infected hosts in the country citing...
 
Tags: botnets, disrupt botnets, malware, fight malware, market forces, online malware scanners, single pcs, pcs, successful botnets
 
 
 
 
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Flaw in internet protocol core could disrupt almost any broadband connection device

2008-10-01 22:22:42 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
Security experts have discovered a flaw in a core internet protocol that can be exploited to disrupt just about any device with a broadband connection. The finding could have profound consequences for millions of people who depend on websites, mail servers, and network infrastructure. The bug in the transmission control protocol (TCP) affords...
 
Tags: broadband connection, transmission control protocol, core internet protocol, network infrastructure, profound consequences, security experts, affords attackers, mail servers, flaw
 
 
 
 
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In-Flight VoIP Ban: Against FCC Rules? Highly Desirable?

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2008-09-16 09:50:22 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...disruption of P2P connections Espin references Joe Sharkey's excellent column on in-flight calling in Sunday's New York Times: Sharkey, a veteran travel writer, who survived a mid-air collision over the Brazilian Amazon a few years ago, looks at varying attitudes about calls made during flights. He quotes Aircell's Jack Blumenstein saying...
 
Tags: voip, in-flight voip constitutes, in-flight, in-flight voip, block voip calls, fcc rules, fcc, voice calls, calls
 
 
 
 
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Hacking Power Networks

2008-01-22 14:24:55 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...disrupt power equipment in several regions outside the United States. In at least one case, the disruption caused a power outage affecting multiple cities. We do not know who executed these attacks or why, but all involved intrusions through the Internet According to Mr. Donahue, the CIA actively and thoroughly considered the benefits and...
 
Tags: power, power companies, companies, cia actively, power outages, cia, cia rumor, disrupt power equipment, attacks
 
 
 
 
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NSA Monitoring U.S. Government Internet Traffic

2008-02-04 06:30:10 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...disrupt an attack on an information system critical to the U.S. government. That could include responding to an attack against a private-sector network, such as the telecom industry's, sources said Also, as part of its attempt to defend government computer systems, the Department of Homeland Security will collect and monitor data on...
 
Tags: government, nsa, detect attacks, attacks, domestic government traffic, plan attacks, white house officials, white house, data
 
 
 
 
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What's the Snag Behind the Spyware

2007-08-01 19:28:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...disrupt the mobility of cash flow of the mother host Why is Spy ware Deceptive 1. It does not self-replicate; instead, it invades infected computers for commercial gains purposes 2. It monitors Web browsing activity (sales strategy) and routes of all HTTP to advertising agencies 3. Delivery of pop-up advertisements 4. Theft of Credit and...
 
Tags: spyware, software, reputable piece software, anti-spyware program, helpful software agents, information data, information, system, computer system
 
 
 
 
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The High Price of Things that are Free

2007-08-01 19:26:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...disrupt the computer's system This is why spyware and adware use deception to get individuals to downloading them either because they are intricately bundled into legitimate parent programs and sometimes, spyware and adware can even masquerade itself as security or computer optimization software to trick one into installing these unwanted...
 
Tags: free, adware protection, adware, free items, secure free spyware, adware protection programs, free programs, spyware, spyware programs
 
 
 
 
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Grayware?

2007-03-07 07:11:45 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...disrupt network security, or cause other forms of network disruption Remote administration tools: These tools are grayware applications that allow an external user to remotely gain access, change, or monitor a computer on a network BHO: BHO grayware applications are DLL files that are often installed as part of a software application to...
 
Tags: grayware, dangerous grayware applications, joke, joke grayware, p2p grayware, toolbar grayware applications, bho grayware applications, applications, toolbar
 
 
 
 
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Researchers 'poison' Storm botnet

2008-04-25 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b5498c in Network World on Security
 
A group of German researchers has unveiled the first publicly released research attempting to actively disrupt a peer-to-peer botnet - using as their case study the notorious Storm worm
 
Tags: notorious storm worm, actively disrupt, german researchers, peer-to-peer botnet, publicly, research, study
 
 
 
 
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Summarizing June's Threatscape

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2008-07-01 07:05:01 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge