I wrote Friday about weaknesses in the HDCP handshake protocol that is being used to set up encryption of very high-def TV content that is in transit from devices like next-gen DVD players to television monitors. This was not news to those who follow the area. The ideas in my post came from a 2001 [...]
HDCP Could Have Been Better
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
Tips to Secure Linux Workstation
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
While waiting for ADSL to be enabled in my area, which (I’ve been told) will happen soon, I did some tinkering with my Gentoo Linux workstation to make it more protected against remote attacks, and I thought of compiling a list of security measures against the dangers of full-time Internet connection. Obviously the list [...]
Rootkit numbers rocketing up, McAfee says
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
Rootkits, used by hackers to hide malicious software, are on the rise and becoming more complex, according to security company McAfee.
In the first quarter, the number of rootkits seen by McAfee’s Avert Labs grew by 700 percent, compared with the same period last year, the company said Monday. Its research into “stealth techniques” also covered [...]
Open Source Intrusion Detection and Prevention: Tools for Today’s Corporate Market?
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
There are literally hundreds of reported network attacks each day. Our systems are being compromised by persons trying to intrude, stop, obtain or destroy our precious data. The ability to detect intruders and monitor the network systems that you operate is not just an option. The Sarbanes Oxley Act is a warning to our publicly [...]
Web App Hack Incidents Are Up As Businesses Take Cover
April 16th, 2006 · No Comments
As companies rush to take advantage of the increasing amount of time users spend on the Web to sell them everything from cars to carpeting, malicious hackers are likewise rushing to take advantage of the flawed Web applications that deliver these online services.Web site hacks are on the rise and pose a greater threat than [...]
Making and Breaking HDCP Handshakes
April 16th, 2006 · No Comments
I wrote yesterday about the HDCP/HDMI technology that Hollywood wants to use to restrict the availability of very high-def TV content. Today I want to go under the hood, explaining how the key part of HDCP, the handshake, works. I’ll leave out some mathematical niceties to simplify the explanation; full details are in a 2001 [...]