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Much by way of discourse, some by way of advice; security from Clausewitz to Claude.
A brief historical narrative on the 1970 passage of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The act can be seen as a early reaction to an emerging appreciation for the power of mechanized (and then digitized) data analysis. The FCRA represents one of the earliest legal actions taken in realm of privacy and security.
In April of 2007, the relocation of a controversial statue in Estonia touched off weeks of cyber attacks against the technologically sophisticated Baltic state. Long-standing animosity between Estonia and Russia went cyber, publicly outing the nation state as a major cyber force, and unequivocally demonstrating major discontinuities between traditional, 'kinetic' combat and cyber war.
The Russian hacking of the 2016 US presidential election was an incredible event. Robert Meuller's report on the subject is full of fascinating details, learn about how Russian bears expertly utilized information and social media for meddling purposes!
How can we continue to protect ourselves in an era defined by ubiquitous data collection? Curation!
Recent developments have functionally adjusted what characterizes the digital majority.
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Buffer Overflow 0x01
A step by step buffer overflow tutorial. We'll cover why buffer overflows exist, how they can be abused to subvert flow of control, and step though an example exploitation in Linux using GDB. -
Tor and 'Invisibility'
Misconstruing Tor as a cloak of invisibility is dangerous. -
Curation
How can we continue to protect ourselves in an era defined by ubiquitous data collection? Curation! -
(Ab)using Tor to circumvent GDPR
Utilize Tor to circumvent GDPR in Europe.