November 02, 2017
Threat Deception: Attacking the Illusion
“Guardian, this is Rapier….three klicks southeast of target…Rapier is Oscar Mike. Radio silent. Over.” “Copy Rapier. This is Guardian. Out.” “Guardian, this is Rapier. Code worked. Rapier in the perimeter headed to target…..FRV in five. Over” “Roger. Out….” “Guardian, this is Rapier. What’s goin’ on? We’re in the building ……negative contact….I repeat, negative contact. Nothing. […]
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October 24, 2017
What’s KRACKing at HPE Aruba
Everything you need to know about KRACK(Key Reinstallation Attacks) What is it? Mathy Vanhoef, a technical security researcher, found what we are now calling “KRACK” to be a devastating security flaw in the relatively “secure” standard for wireless networks WPA. KRACK allows for attackers to eavesdrop on your personal data when authenticating to an access point. That’s […]
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October 20, 2017
You’ve Undoubtedly Heard of Krack by Now…
News outlets cannot resist commenting on anything Cybersecurity related, especially when it sounds like something out of a mid-90’s TV hacker dictionary. We’re quickly on pace to break a record in 2017. At least with KRACK, it is a particularly interesting example of ingenuity and an unexpected response from the community. SUBSCRIBE TO SAYERS BLOG Unlike […]
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October 16, 2017
Latest on Available Krack Patches
WPA2, at one time, was the answer to our Wifi security woes. Now, it appears that it’s one of the problems. An announcement this morning indicated a far-reaching and serious vulnerability with the protocol. What we once thought was encrypted traffic, and immune to prying eyes, appears to be available to any hacker that would […]
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October 28, 2016
IoT Hack
So…it’s happened… Last year I sat on a panel at our Sayer’s Curio event and was asked about my thoughts on IT security, cloud, and specifically where we were headed with the Internet of Things (IoT). Admittedly, my response was probably a little over the top, and deserving of the few strange looks I received, […]
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