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2011.11.30
Holbert: Barney Frank Retires
Gettin’ Out, While The Gettin’s Good…
Malvertising Attack On Krebs Dissected
News, from Krebs On Security’s Brian Krebs, detailing evidentiary footprints of a pernicious advertising attack on his absolutely outstanding information security blog, and what, exactly the mitigation steps were (including his typically meticulous reports thereof). Today’s MustRead.
Malvertising Attack On Krebs Dissected
News, from Krebs On Security’s Brian Krebs, detailing evidentiary footprints of a pernicious advertising attack on his absolutely outstanding information security blog, and what, exactly the mitigation steps were (including his typically meticulous reports thereof). Today’s MustRead.
Crèche of Cygnus
Image Credit: NASA/IPAC/MSXBehold… The youthful stellar Class of 002011 within Cygnus X.
Crèche of Cygnus
Image Credit: NASA/IPAC/MSXBehold… The youthful stellar Class of 002011 within Cygnus X.
Under The Table: Secret US FED Bank Loan Discovered
via Bloomberg, comes this sordid tale of secret loans, Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ prevarication, and the appallingly blatant stupidity displayed by the banking industry, not to mention the FED. Outstanding investigative reportage by Bloomberg reporters extraordinaire Bob Ivry, Phil Kuntz and Bradley Keoun.
“The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for more than two years to keep details of the largest bailout in U.S. history a secret. Now, the rest of the world can see what it was missing. The Fed didn’t tell anyone which banks were in trouble so deep they required a combined $1.2 trillion on Dec. 5, 2008, their single neediest day…” via Bloombergs’ Bradley Keoun, Phil Kuntz and Bob Ivry.
Under The Table: Secret US FED Bank Loan Discovered
via Bloomberg, comes this sordid tale of secret loans, Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ prevarication, and the appallingly blatant stupidity displayed by the banking industry, not to mention the FED. Outstanding investigative reportage by Bloomberg reporters extraordinaire Bob Ivry, Phil Kuntz and Bradley Keoun.
“The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for more than two years to keep details of the largest bailout in U.S. history a secret. Now, the rest of the world can see what it was missing. The Fed didn’t tell anyone which banks were in trouble so deep they required a combined $1.2 trillion on Dec. 5, 2008, their single neediest day…” via Bloombergs’ Bradley Keoun, Phil Kuntz and Bob Ivry.
Your Papers Please: CanSec West CFP
A second Call for Papers has been issued by the inimitable CanSec West organizers (in this case Dragos Ruiu), apparently due to issues with the decision to issue the original CFP on Twitter and Google+… More, below:
“So after a dozen years or so organizing conferences, you get the urge to pull levers and try experimenting with things. So this year I sent out the CanSecWest CFP only over Twitter, and G+ publicly. Just curious as to the adoption and information dispersion rate, and some estimate of the attention these newer channels are getting…” - via CanSec West’s Dragos Ruiu
Your Papers Please: CanSec West CFP
A second Call for Papers has been issued by the inimitable CanSec West organizers (in this case Dragos Ruiu), apparently due to issues with the decision to issue the original CFP on Twitter and Google+… More, below:
“So after a dozen years or so organizing conferences, you get the urge to pull levers and try experimenting with things. So this year I sent out the CanSecWest CFP only over Twitter, and G+ publicly. Just curious as to the adoption and information dispersion rate, and some estimate of the attention these newer channels are getting…” - via CanSec West’s Dragos Ruiu
2011.11.29
They Served In Silence: NSA, CSS Adds Three to Cryptologic Memorial Wall
The National Security Agency’s Cryptologic Memorial Wall possesses three new names, inclusive of rank and service branch, recognized as our national heroes: CTRCS David B. McLendon, United States Navy; Sgt Lucas T. Pyeatt, United States Marine Corps; and CTR1 Michael J. Strange, United States Navy. Each of these distinguished United States Navy and Marine Corps members made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives whilst “serving in silence,” in the line of duty.
Patriots, Heroes, Sailors, Marine - Sorely Missed by Family, Friends, Their Nation.
“CTRCS David “Blake” McLendon, USN, a cryptologic technician, assigned to the Naval Special Warfare Group in Little Creek, VA, made the ultimate sacrifice on 21 September 2010 while performing a cryptologic mission in Afghanistan. McLendon’s family summed up their son best after his death by noting that Blake “joined the Navy to serve his country and make the world a better place for those less fortunate…”
“Sgt Lucas T. Pyeatt, USMC, a team leader for the 2d Radio Battalion SIGINT Support Team attached to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines made the ultimate sacrifice while on his first patrol on 5 February 2011 when he was felled by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. Pyeatt will be remembered for his tremendous leadership and technical skills. His father proudly remarked that his son had “accomplished more in his 24 years of life than most people accomplish in a lifetime…”
“CTR1 Michael J. Strange, USN, a Tactical SIGINT Operator, assigned to the Naval Special Warfare Development Group made the ultimate sacrifice on 6 August 2011 when his team’s helicopter was hit by an insurgent-fired rocket propelled grenade. Strange, along with 29 members of this team and 8 Afghans, was killed while performing an important mission in Afghanistan. Strange’s fellow service members remember him as a hard worker, physically fit, and a real credit to the U.S. Navy…”
They Served In Silence: NSA, CSS Adds Three to Cryptologic Memorial Wall
The National Security Agency’s Cryptologic Memorial Wall possesses three new names, inclusive of rank and service branch, recognized as our national heroes: CTRCS David B. McLendon, United States Navy; Sgt Lucas T. Pyeatt, United States Marine Corps; and CTR1 Michael J. Strange, United States Navy. Each of these distinguished United States Navy and Marine Corps members made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives whilst “serving in silence,” in the line of duty.
Patriots, Heroes, Sailors, Marine - Sorely Missed by Family, Friends, Their Nation.
“CTRCS David “Blake” McLendon, USN, a cryptologic technician, assigned to the Naval Special Warfare Group in Little Creek, VA, made the ultimate sacrifice on 21 September 2010 while performing a cryptologic mission in Afghanistan. McLendon’s family summed up their son best after his death by noting that Blake “joined the Navy to serve his country and make the world a better place for those less fortunate…”
“Sgt Lucas T. Pyeatt, USMC, a team leader for the 2d Radio Battalion SIGINT Support Team attached to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines made the ultimate sacrifice while on his first patrol on 5 February 2011 when he was felled by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. Pyeatt will be remembered for his tremendous leadership and technical skills. His father proudly remarked that his son had “accomplished more in his 24 years of life than most people accomplish in a lifetime…”
“CTR1 Michael J. Strange, USN, a Tactical SIGINT Operator, assigned to the Naval Special Warfare Development Group made the ultimate sacrifice on 6 August 2011 when his team’s helicopter was hit by an insurgent-fired rocket propelled grenade. Strange, along with 29 members of this team and 8 Afghans, was killed while performing an important mission in Afghanistan. Strange’s fellow service members remember him as a hard worker, physically fit, and a real credit to the U.S. Navy…”
2011.11.28
Nitrozac and Snaggy: Facebook Phone Revealed
Tech Humor by Nitrozac and Snaggy on The Joy of Tech™
Nitrozac and Snaggy: Facebook Phone Revealed
Tech Humor by Nitrozac and Snaggy on The Joy of Tech™
UPDATED: Trojnara's stunnel Encryption Wrapper Now at Version 4.48
Image Credit: Steven Harper
2011/11/29 1345 UPDATE: stunnel has now been updated to 4.49 ( with fixes noted in the changelog detailing the following: A missing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable dynamic link library - msvcr100.dll, required by FIPS-compliant OpenSSL code was added to the Microsoft Corporation (NasdaqGS: MSFT) Windows installer. A bug was fixed causing crashes on Apple Inc. (NasdaqGS: AAPL) Mac OS X and some other platforms.
New version features of the wrapper + multiplatform SSL tunneling proxy. Perhaps the most interesting to me is stunnels’ new FIPS 140-2 support on Microsoft Corporation (NasdaqGS: MSFT) Win32 platforms. Outstanding.
“OpenSSL 0.9.8r DLLs based on FIPS 1.2.3 canister are included with this version of stunnel. FIPS mode can be disabled with “fips = no” configuration file option…” - Michal Trojnara
UPDATED: Trojnara's stunnel Encryption Wrapper Now at Version 4.48
Image Credit: Steven Harper
2011/11/29 1345 UPDATE: stunnel has now been updated to 4.49 ( with fixes noted in the changelog detailing the following: A missing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable dynamic link library - msvcr100.dll, required by FIPS-compliant OpenSSL code was added to the Microsoft Corporation (NasdaqGS: MSFT) Windows installer. A bug was fixed causing crashes on Apple Inc. (NasdaqGS: AAPL) Mac OS X and some other platforms.
New version features of the wrapper + multiplatform SSL tunneling proxy. Perhaps the most interesting to me is stunnels’ new FIPS 140-2 support on Microsoft Corporation (NasdaqGS: MSFT) Win32 platforms. Outstanding.
“OpenSSL 0.9.8r DLLs based on FIPS 1.2.3 canister are included with this version of stunnel. FIPS mode can be disabled with “fips = no” configuration file option…” - Michal Trojnara
Facebookery: A Walled Garden Wasn't Enough
Yet more Facebookery emerges from the social media leviathans’ corporate landing zone in Palo Alto… The latest bad news, brought to us by the eponymous Anil Dash, details the gaslighting of the interwebs by the nearly ubiquitous Zuckerborganism…
