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Covert channel vulnerabilities in anonymity systems

2007-12-10 10:39:42 by Steven J. Murdoch in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
...effects. Changes in temperature can be remotely induced through CPU load and measured by their effects on crystal clock skew. Experiments show this to be an effective attack against Tor. This side channel may also be usable for geolocation and, as a covert channel, can cross supposedly infallible air-gap security boundaries This thesis...
 
Tags: covert, covert channel vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities, network covert channels, covert channels, channels, covert channel, anonymity systems, systems
 
 
 
 
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What's the Snag Behind the Spyware

2007-08-01 19:28:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...Effects of the Spyware upon the Use of the Computer There are so many complicated effects that are induced by spyware. It may not even be detected as an obvious virus infection, but comes in, a core factor of ineffective results of computers' performance; like network traffic, disk usage, CPU malfunction which may be mislead to be a PC...
 
Tags: spyware, software, reputable piece software, anti-spyware program, helpful software agents, information data, information, system, computer system
 
 
 
 
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UNICEF Too IFRAME Injected and SEO Poisoned

The Article has images
2008-04-01 07:42:20 by HASH0x8b227b4 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...effects or a long time in jail. Rave gives you the same buzz that the illegal ones do but without any proven side-effects. It's absolutely non-addictive & is legal to possess in every country. Rave gives you the freedom to carry it anywhere you go as it also comes in a mini-pack of 10 capsules IFRAMES injected within UNICEF.org highjar.info...
 
Tags: seo, unicef, easy seo, site, site owner, iframe, unicef effect, massive seo, campaign
 
 
 
 
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In Next-Gen Bullets and Bombs, Even the Casing Explodes

2008-05-07 01:00:00 by David Hambling in Wired Security
 
...effects that are more precisely tailored to a particular target," says John Pike, director of Washington military research group GlobalSecurity.org . "And you're able to get a greater effect out of a smaller munition Reactive materials are combinations of materials that are normally stable, but, when subjected to sudden shock -- such as...
 
Tags: amounts, release explosive amounts, release, metal, hollow metal cone, explosive, energy, reliably release energy, metal liner
 
 
 
 
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Speaking of Security Podcast #52

2007-03-05 00:00:00 by Podcast Producers in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...effects IT professionals, home PC users, and RSA customers
 
Tags: rsa customers, carry digital identities, daylight savings time, rsa, product management, sean kline, biometric device, mxi security, strong authentication
 
 
 
 
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Morbid is Cool?

2007-12-06 12:39:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...effects will include instantaneous burst-combustion of insurgent clothing, a rapid death through violent trauma, and more probably a morbid combination of both Also read the comments below - many are fun Dedicated to all people with a sick sense of humor About me: http://www.chuvakin.org
 
Tags: pid insurgent, insurgent, impressively violent event, include instantaneous, morbid combination, sick sense, precision engagement, target effects, highly surgical
 
 
 
 
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The Trouble with Threat Modeling

2007-09-26 19:11:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...effects of this in a later post I wasnt around when the processes were created, and I dont think theres a lot of value in digging deeply into precisely how it got where it is. I believe the core issue is that people tried to bring proven techniques to a large audience, and didnt catch some of the problems as the audience changed from experts...
 
Tags: threat, threat models, threat model, reasons threat, service threat, term threat, threat effectively, playsound threat model, development process
 
 
 
 
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Events are the Heart of the COSO ERM Framework

2008-01-24 15:04:26 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...effects that can lead to fraudulent financial reporting COSOdeveloped enterprise risk management (ERM) recommendations for public companies and their independent auditors, and also for the SEC, other regulators, and for educational institutions At the heart of COSO is events and how events, both opportunity and threat-related events, in...
 
Tags: coso, events, erm, cep, core cep concept, fraudulent financial, independent auditors, enterprise risk management, independent
 
 
 
 
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TSA Misses the Point, Again

2008-01-29 15:13:57 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...effects if the information is divulged to the wrong person(s). Just trust that we must know something that prompts us to be doing something I have no idea why Kip Hawley is surprised that the TSA is as unpopular with Americans as the IRS
 
Tags: tsa, tsa screeners, tsa agent, tsa document checker, screeners, passenger ids, passenger, screeners inspect, airport
 
 
 
 
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The Solution to Your Spyware and Adware Problem

2007-08-01 19:24:00 by jack in adware and spyware