Seven Lines →

August 12, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Alternate Attack Analysis, Ancillary Equipment, Information Security, Signals

Another nearly perfect example of why signals (radio frequency electromagnetic communications) are a vital component of multilevel security in the environment you either work in, or are exploited by...

In this fascinating project by Columbia University's Intrusion Detection Lab doctoral student Ang Cui, comes a reminder that embedded componentry can be leveraged to leak the blather contained in silicon; and, astoundingly, all it took was seven lines of code. Absolutely Phenomenal.

The RAM House by PROKOSS + Space Caviar

Faraday Home

April 18, 2015 by Marc Handelman in Signals, All is Information, Ancillary Equipment, Communications, Electrical Engineering, Identity Theft

The ulitmate whole-house signal-attenuation device.... Behold, the Faraday Home, perfect for the paranoid amongst us; or those that suffer from idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF).

IoT, Automated Tank Gauge Infrastructure Flaws →

January 23, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Ancillary Equipment, Information Security, National Security, Physical Security, Vulnerabilities, IoT

via Rapid7's HD Moore, comes news of the latest flaw in the Internet of Things realm, this time, focusing on the fueling infrastructure worldwide. Specifically, the gauges that meter and permit the dispensing of liquid and gaseous matériel... Evidently, these automated tank gauges (monikered ATGs) not only possess IP connectivity, but they also have tremendously flawed software componentry to boot. What Could Possibly Go Wrong.

Heart of Cheney

November 05, 2014 by Marc Handelman in Information Security, Ancillary Equipment, Health Care Security, All is Information

Apparently Dick Cheney (one our former Veeps and President of the Senate) fearing for his life, decided to terminate the in-built wireless capabilities of his lifeline. In this case, none other than his implanted heart defibrillator.

We are bound to discover more of this behavior going forward given the paucity of medical device security, and the need to access telemetry from these life giving, and sustaining machines, without invasive measures.

2014/11/07: As an addendum to this post, it behooves me to add I have great respect for Mr. Cheney. His efforts to control his own destiny, medically and otherwise, are exceedingly admirable.