OMG, The Register...
Someone who doesn’t know who Schrems is, and calls “Austrian citizen” the lawyer who single-handed brought down the Safe Harbor agreement - should simply not write articles about privacy. Or maybe use Wikipedia?
What a shame.
Posts by markoer
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Stop tracking me, Google: Austrian citizen files GDPR legal complaint over Android Advertising ID
Meet TLBleed: A crypto-key-leaking CPU attack that Intel reckons we shouldn't worry about
Saturday 30th June 2018 08:09 GMT
Re: Trusted computing yeah not so much
The non-existent real difference in security is more than compensated by the discomfort of using such obsolete OS such as OpenBSD and having to boot by insecure USB. LOL :-)
It reminds me of those people who blame problems on immigrants, confusing perception of security with reality...
Everything you need to know about the Petya, er, NotPetya nasty trashing PCs worldwide
Thursday 29th June 2017 09:15 GMT
"Mimikatz"
Not "Minicatz". It is a Windows Kerberos hacking tool.
Also, creating C:\Windows\perfc.dat may not be useful. According to McAfee (https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/new-variant-petya-ransomware-spreading-like-wildfire/) the file name can be different, and the victim's machine will reuse the same name as the source one, but the exact file name cannot be foreseen.
Parliament takes axe to 2nd EU referendum petition
Tuesday 28th June 2016 08:40 GMT
Re: The IP address is not a great way to decide validity
Actually, the fact that only 450 people are legally resident in Vatican does not mean that only 450 people live there.
Italy - and their two "embedded" states - has the concept of "residency" being legally different from "domicile". If you are resident in Vatican, you have tax and other advantages, which are not granted to everyone.
It is most likely the same situation of Monaco: only a few people are resident there, but many more live and work there every day.
Cisco splats Bash bug in busy swatting season
Curiosity needs OS upgrade before getting down to science
Airline leaves customer on hold for 15 hours
The Higgs boson search continues ... into ANOTHER dimension
Terrorists 'build secure VoIP over GPRS network'
Microsoft SharePoint exposes privates in sniffing hack
Anonymous takes down Vatican website
Monday 12th March 2012 16:59 GMT
Re: Question about DOS attacks...
It is a very complex topic, however there is a report on the Imperva web site detailing how they blocked this attack. You may want to have a look at that.
It has been *a bit* more complicated that just using compromised machines to launch a blind DOS. The attack was sophisticate.
Hope it helps.
Moore's Law leaves mobile networks ripe for attack
Wednesday 29th February 2012 15:19 GMT
Re: And?
The encryption algorithm has very little to do with the kind of service - 2G, 3G or 4G - you are able to receive on your mobile.
The most common encryption algorithm found today - and the one the CCC has "cracked" - is A5/1. A5/3 upgrade is available for 2G networks as well, and AFAIK it has not been challenged yet.
The problem is that old BTSes may require expensive upgrades to support A5/3. This is where the problem lies.
Foursquare ousted? Google sneaks out Latitude leader boards
DNS flaw reanimates slain evil sites as ghost domains
Friday 17th February 2012 13:47 GMT
Re: I don't see how this affects botnets.
This is not how botnets generally work.
Although some may use hardcoded IPs, the majority now keeps kind of regular expression of domain names (like bot*.net) and will more or less randomly try to resolve the names until they find one that works (like botnet1.net, botnet2.net, or botbot.net, etc.).
If the malware can resolve the name longer after it has been de-registered, we clearly have a problem.
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