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From Rodney Visser | September 15th, 2009
Recently, another Windows os vulnerability has surfaced pointed at ports 139 and 445. It was initially released as a denial of service attack, but could also allow system level remote code execution. The strange thing about this particular exploit for me, is that this issue was fixed on Windows 7 build 7130, but as of today there is still no fix for Vista or Server 2008.
In the time it is taking them to address this issue there is already working exploit code in the ever popular MetaSploit framework and as an added bonus it has the ability to do reverse HTTP tunneling on port 80. This means that you could hit an exploited system and the firewall will literally mean nothing.
Tags: information security, network
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From Jimmy Arendt | September 14th, 2009
What am I talking about? I am talking about Bill S.773 that is before the 111th Congress 1st Session – AKA Cybersecurity Act of 2009. This bill was introduced to the Senate by Senator Rockefeller, et al. dated March 31, 2009. According to the “Cybersecurity Act of 2009 as found on OpenCongress.org’s Web site; this is “A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective Cybersecurity defenses against disruption, and for other purposes. “ (OpenCongress.org, 2009). READ ON
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From Jimmy Arendt | September 1st, 2009
On July 17, 2009, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of Andrea McNulty against Ben Roethlesberger, a football quarterback, John Koster, the Harrah’s Casino Northern Nevada President, Guy Hyder, the Security Chief at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, et al. (RGJ.com, 2009) This post will not address the main issues or complaints of the lawsuit. It will discuss the complaint of Invasion of Privacy, Trespass and Civil Conspiracy. READ ON
Tags: Conspiracy, evidence, Football star, Forensic, Harrah's, privacy, Trespass
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From Dr. Steven Brown | August 21st, 2009
A very interesting look at what the FBI is doing to catch the bad guys.
Thanks to Kathy Gibson in our MSIT program.
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From Rodney Visser | August 18th, 2009
When adding a traditional hardware based firewall to a network, major network based surgery is needed a majority of the time. The potential for configuration problems with both internal clients and the router/proxy are increased. There is also overhead that goes into processing each packet or session for the firewall, making it difficult to come to an informed decision.
When looking though the eyes of an attacker, only minimal investigation and enumeration is needed to identify a device that is acting as a firewall. Its rule-set or “protection” features can be realized. READ ON
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From Dr. Steven Brown | August 13th, 2009
Capella University PhD Student Named Director of the Homeland Security Academy; Center for Academic and Agency Outreach
Cheryl Seminara, a PhD student in the School of Business and Technology at Capella University, has been named director of the Homeland Security Academy, which is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s continuing education program offered through the Department of Defense Senior Service Schools. In her new role, Seminara will coordinate all of the Department of Homeland Security’s academic, rotational assignment, mentor, and intern/extern programs, as well as the partnerships with other federal agencies. READ ON
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From Dr. Steven Brown | July 27th, 2009
According to a federal report, the U.S. is suffering from a shortage of cyber experts. Several reasons include the hiring process, certifications, and insufficient training, and that a federal workforce is needed. However, it is difficult to assume that this shortage of cyber experts leads to an increase in attacks, as the article suggests. We are all familiar with shortages, e.g., nurses, primary doctors, etc., but in this case would a shortage of cyber experts cause a real problem for the U.S. READ ON
Tags: cyber experts, cyber leaders, cyber security, Information Assurance and Security
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