Another BIG hack that wasn’t
No time to do a full analysis but the basics are a story out of Israel of a tunnel that was hit by a sophisticated cyber attack that caused a……
Media Hype
Beyond Hype
Sometime an article comes along that is just beyond the traditional sort of hype I usually rant about. In other words its just plain wrong. “How They Popped The Penguin:…
Anatomy of Hype, Take 2
I almost wasn’t going to write about the supposed cyber attack at the New York Times last week as reported by Fox Business because I just haven’t had the time…
Anatomy of Hype
Lets see if I can break this down chronologically. On July 12, 2012 a third party marketing firm hired by Verizon had a large database of Verizon user information ‘copied’.…
Hackers and Media Hype or Big Hacks That Never Really Happened
I have been giving my talk “Hackers and Media Hype or Big Hacks That Never Really Happened” for a few months now and I think it is time to retire…
OMG the SCADA is Falling!!!
Let me say first that SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) attacks are real, they do happen and should be a real concern. But if we look at the recent…
Four Unnamed Sources
Or: If a pipeline explodes in the desert and there is no one there to hear it was it really a cyberwar attack? No one questions the importance of keeping…