Heartbleed was a vulnerability that was found in OpenSSL in 2014. It was a very scary vulnerability because it meant that what we thought was protected...
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Not Attack Dogs, Attack USBs!
A USB is slightly more exciting than just a data store, it has its own internal microcontroller. This means it can transfer more than information, it...
Continue reading...Was it… SATAN?
In the 1990s, Saturday Night Live was awesome. (I may be dating myself here.) Dana Carvey had a wonderful character called the Church Lady. A little...
Continue reading...What won’t be on the Internet?
I just saw a commercial for a faucet that would be WiFi enabled. We have WiFi enabled light fixtures, thermostats, coffee makers, refrigerators, and now faucets. ...
Continue reading...What is an IOT device?
Classification of devices is an important step in studying them, whether it is for Machine Learning, Statistical Analysis, or just counting. To classify a device I...
Continue reading...Field Notes… or Notes from the Field
In the field of Biology, scientists make notes in the field during their research, also known as field notes. The notes are kept in a notebook,...
Continue reading...DTRAP Special Issue on Election Security
CALL FOR PAPERS Digital Threats: Research and Practice Special Issue on Election Security Guest Editors: Ron Bandes, VoteAllegheny Juan Gilbert, University of Florida Bobbie Stempfley, CERT...
Continue reading...Nothing new under the sun
According to Wikipedia’s list of hacking incidents the first was in 1902 when a magician interrupted secure wireless communications (ie, telegraph) and replaced it with their...
Continue reading...Getting from Research to Practice
The field of medicine has discussed moving Research into Practice in many papers. I looked at commonalities in three papers before, this time I’m going to...
Continue reading...Negative Results are a Good Thing
Before I discuss negative results, I want to make sure we’re all on the same page. Suppose you set up an experiment It’s a long and...
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