The word firewall has a lot more shades of meaning in 2014 than it did in 1994. So…who better to help us to demystify the modern firewall than Sophos security expert Chester Wisniewski?
Tag Archives: Denial of Service
Tor Project is NOT getting sued for enabling revenge porn site PinkMeth
A Texas revenge-porn victim is suing the operators of revenge-porn site PinkMeth.com and was (until her lawyer figured out just what, exactly, the anonymising service Tor actually is) suing The Tor Project for helping PinkMeth to operate anonymously. 
FCC DoSed into silence as John Oliver roused net neutrality trolls
Within hours of the comedian’s brilliant, 13-minute rant, the FCC’s comment section was crushed by a database DoS attack. The DoS rendered the site incapable of accepting any public comment at all, be it trollery or sanity.
FitzRoy, Oleg Pliss, Spotify and TrueCrypt – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Did FitzRoy get hacked? Who is Oleg Pliss? What’s up with Spotify? Where has TrueCrypt gone? 60 Second Security – 31 May 2014
Apple iOS ransomware mystery deepens – “Oleg Pliss” pops up in LA
The mysterious Oleg Pliss, who popped up on iPhones in Australia earlier this week, demanding $100 “for unlock device,” is back. Now we’re hearing reports from Southern California…
Anonymous takes on Boston Children’s Hospital in #opJustina
Last week, outrage over the case of Justina Pellitier rose to a head and burst into cyber warfare when people affiliating themselves with Anonymous launched #opJustina. DDoS attacks preceded the #op launch and continued throughout the week. 