4 Ideas for Operationalizing Honeypots14 Mar 2012

I’ve always thought that the concept of a honeypot was one of the most fascinating things in information security. If you aren’t familiar with honeypots, they are basically traps used to detect or deter attackers on a network. They typica...

SANS SEC 504 Mentor Session in Charleston, SC14 Mar 2012

I’m once again going to be leading a SANS Mentor session. This time I’ll be teaching SEC 504, Hacker Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling in Charleston, South Carolina. The course will be starting on May 16th, running once a week for two h...

NSM Collection vs. Detection7 Feb 2012

I was going back through some old bookmarks when I stumbled upon on a post by Richard Bejtlich from 2007 entitled “NSM and Intrusion Detection Differences“. In this article, Richard discussed the concept of ‘immaculate collection...

Differential Diagnosis of Network Security Monitoring Events8 Jan 2012

There are a lot of things that the industry does well when it comes to network security monitoring (NSM). For instance, I tend to think that we have data collection figured out reasonably well. I also think that signature-based intrusion detection is...

CloudShark Appliance31 Dec 2011

I’ve been a huge fan of CloudShark ever since it was launched by QA Café back in 2010. I even wrote about CloudShark here when it was first released. I’m always finding unique uses for the web-based service. This includes everything from sharing...

Al Qaeda claims deadly Yemen attack - ABC Online21 May 2012

ABC NewsAl Qaeda claims deadly Yemen attackABC OnlineBy Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed nearly 100 soldiers in Yemen's capital. Witnesses said the blast echoed loudly across the city, causing panic among residents.Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Yemen's bombingThe Associated PressSuicide bombing kills nearly 100 soldiersSydney Morning HeraldAl-Qaida Says Yemen Suicide Bombing Was 'Revenge'Voice of AmericaAFP -The Guardian -euronewsall 1,801 news articles »

Investors relieved they got shut out of Facebook IPO - Reuters21 May 2012

USA TODAYInvestors relieved they got shut out of Facebook IPOReutersBy Jessica Toonkel | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Curtis Arnold tried to buy Facebook Inc stock 10 times throughout the day on Friday through his online brokerage, E*Trade Financial Inc. Each time, he tried to make the $25000 purchase of shares, ...Facebook tumbles below issue price as investors scramble to sell sharesTelegraph.co.ukWhere are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPOThe Associated PressThe Facebook Effect: Zynga, Other Stocks DownABC NewsWall Street Journal -BBC News -Reuters Indiaall 1,168 news articles »

NATO signals end of Afghan war in sight - for the West - Reuters21 May 2012

The GuardianNATO signals end of Afghan war in sight - for the WestReuters* NATO to pull out most troops by end of 2014 * Obama says will "responsibly" bring war to conclusion * British official does not rule out post-handover terrorism * France's Hollande sticks to early withdrawal plan By Alister Bull and Adrian Croft ...Nato and G8 summits: what did we learn on Afghanistan, aid and the euro?The GuardianDavid Cameron expresses Nato's 'frustration' at PakistanTelegraph.co.ukDavid Cameron tells Nato UK 'won't desert Afghans'BBC NewsTimes of India -Toronto Star -USA TODAYall 3,689 news articles »

Plans to make sacking workers easier erupts into Tory-Lib Dem row - The Guardian21 May 2012

The GuardianPlans to make sacking workers easier erupts into Tory-Lib Dem rowThe GuardianTensions within the coalition over proposals to make it easier for businesses to fire workers have spilled out into the open with Tory backbenchers lining up against the Lib Dem frontbench led by business secretary Vince Cable who declared the idea ...Cameron steps back from labour law ideaFinancial TimesControversial Beecroft Report on employment law published ahead of schedule ...Telegraph.co.ukVince Cable calls sacking plans in Beecroft report 'the wrong approach'BBC NewsThe Sun -The Press Associationall 628 news articles »

Shafilea Ahmed 'honour killing' witnessed by sister, court told - The Guardian21 May 2012

The GuardianShafilea Ahmed 'honour killing' witnessed by sister, court toldThe GuardianThe sister of a teenager who was murdered by her parents when she refused to agree to an arranged marriage saw the killing, a court was told on Monday. Alesha Ahmed told police she watched her parents "acting together" during the murder of her older ...Daughter 'murdered out of shame'WalesOnline'Parents killed their daughter Shafilea Ahmed over her Westernised lifestyle'The Sun'Sister Saw Parents Kill Teenager'Sky NewsYorkshire Postall 431 news articles »