Hoarders on the Internet – The Wayback Machine

The Internet Archive is an organization whose self-proclaimed task is to save a copy of everything on the Internet – forever.  If you want to see what a website looked like and the content it contained at a certain point in historical time, you can use the Wayback Machine to find it.  The Internet Archive is currently adding 4 petabytes (4 million gigabytes) per year to its treasure trove.

The Internet Archive ...

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.


MS-ISAC Releases Advisory on PHP Vulnerabilities

10/12/2018 06:37 PM EDT  Original release date: October 12, 2018

The Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) has released an advisory on multiple Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.  NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review Continue Reading →

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The Must Have Characteristics of a Cybersecurity Pro

So you think you want to be a cybersecurity professional?  Or maybe you know (or are) a middle school (that’s right, start ’em young),  high school, or college student who is looking at cybersec as a career path.  What personality characteristics would you need to be successful?  What drives, motivates, and challenges a cybersecurity professional?  Just what kind of wingnut are you?

Here is a short list of personality traits needed for a career in cybersecurity:

  • Thrives on chaos.  This ain’t no ...
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Problems with Password Manager Phone Apps

If you use a password manager app on your smartphone, it may be vulnerable to package name spoofing, which would allow the password manager’s autofill feature to enter your login credentials on a spoofed web form.  This vulnerability applies to popular apps from LastPass, Dashlane, Keeper, and 1Password.

I have been an advocate for password managers.  They are part of the solution to ...

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.


National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Cybersecurity at Home

10/02/2018 06:32 AM EDT  Original release date: October 02, 2018

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), an annual campaign to raise awareness about cybersecurity. The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has published general tips to ...

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What Might A Future Cyber-War Look Like?

We have entered the age of cyber war.   Believe it or not, cyber war operations are going on right now in many places across the globe.  Most of these operations are covert, and often hard to attribute directly to a particular nation-state or adversary.

Marc Cancian has written a gripping report titled Coping with Surprise in Great Power Conflicts.  ...

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