Comments for SecurityCritics.org http://securitycritics.org Truthful, independent criticism of the computer security industrial complex Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on New USCENTCOM network policy punishes the innocent by Rob Rosenberger http://securitycritics.org/2012/07/04/horst/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Rob Rosenberger Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:04:30 +0000 http://securitycritics.org/?p=1283#comment-200 General Horst himself signed the cover letter releasing the document I requested under FOIA. He redacted only one item, claiming it is "a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy" to divulge the phone number for his J6/IA shop. I typically contest these things given the fact a headquarters function has no right to "personal privacy" for its official phone number. But in this case it's the *only* thing Horst redacted, so I'll keep it just to demonstrate the stupidity of it. General Horst himself signed the cover letter releasing the document I requested under FOIA. He redacted only one item, claiming it is “a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy” to divulge the phone number for his J6/IA shop. I typically contest these things given the fact a headquarters function has no right to “personal privacy” for its official phone number. But in this case it’s the *only* thing Horst redacted, so I’ll keep it just to demonstrate the stupidity of it.

]]> Comment on U.S. antivirus industry is Iran’s new “BFF” by Rob Rosenberger http://securitycritics.org/2010/11/18/iran/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Rob Rosenberger Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:24:51 +0000 http://securitycritics.org/?p=1221#comment-196 Symantec's involvement forces me to ask two <em>disturbing</em> questions. First: how, exactly, did Symantec acquire a TS/SCI fully operational SCADA laboratory capable of analyzing Stuxnet's nuclear-specific payload? Second: when did computer virus expert Eric Chien become a renowned "DoE Q-cleared" nuclear SCADA expert? Symantec’s involvement forces me to ask two disturbing questions. First: how, exactly, did Symantec acquire a TS/SCI fully operational SCADA laboratory capable of analyzing Stuxnet’s nuclear-specific payload? Second: when did computer virus expert Eric Chien become a renowned “DoE Q-cleared” nuclear SCADA expert?

]]> Comment on We have met the enemy, and he is USB by Rob Rosenberger http://securitycritics.org/2010/09/01/lynn/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Rob Rosenberger Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:46:02 +0000 http://securitycritics.org/?p=964#comment-192 Further reading: <ol> <li><cite>SecurityWeek</cite>: <a target=press href="http://www.securityweek.com/defense-departments-cyberwar-credibility-gap" rel="nofollow">Defense Department’s Cyberwar Credibility Gap</a></li> <li><cite>Wired.com</cite> Danger room: <a target=press href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/08/insiders-doubt-2008-pentagon-hack-was-foreign-spy-attack/" rel="nofollow">Insiders Doubt 2008 Pentagon Hack Was Foreign Spy Attack</a></li> </ol> Further reading:

  1. SecurityWeek: Defense Department’s Cyberwar Credibility Gap
  2. Wired.com Danger room: Insiders Doubt 2008 Pentagon Hack Was Foreign Spy Attack
]]> Comment on We have met the enemy, and he is USB by Rob Rosenberger http://securitycritics.org/2010/09/01/lynn/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Rob Rosenberger Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:36:29 +0000 http://securitycritics.org/?p=964#comment-191 ...and see <a target=vmyths href="http://vmyths.com/2008/08/10/usaf" rel="nofollow">this link</a> to learn how <em>easily</em> the military can be conned into fratricide. …and see this link to learn how easily the military can be conned into fratricide.

]]> Comment on ”The need for computer security outweighs the profit of copyrights” by Rob Rosenberger http://securitycritics.org/2009/08/17/copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Rob Rosenberger Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:26:00 +0000 http://securitycritics.org/?p=775#comment-186 Journalist Wayne Rash noticed <a target=_blank href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/31/AR2009073102476.html?hpid=opinionsbox1" rel="nofollow">an opinion piece</a> in the <cite>Washington Post</cite> titled "The Death of Journalism." Well worth the read. You'll realize computer security mailing lists are part of the problem... Journalist Wayne Rash noticed an opinion piece in the Washington Post titled “The Death of Journalism.” Well worth the read. You’ll realize computer security mailing lists are part of the problem…

]]> Comment on ”The need for computer security outweighs the profit of copyrights” by Rob Rosenberger http://securitycritics.org/2009/08/17/copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Rob Rosenberger Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:57:36 +0000 http://securitycritics.org/?p=775#comment-185 Radvanovsky's rationalization makes me wonder what excuse he'll come up with for Dan Goodin at The Register. "Bob, stop reprinting my stories like you did on 10 July." And I wonder what he'll say to an editor at Govt' Computer News. "Sir, stop reprinting our stories like you did on 18 May." And I wonder how he'd react to Janet Raloff at U.S. News & World Report. "Dude, stop reprinting my stories like you did on 28 July..." Radvanovsky’s rationalization makes me wonder what excuse he’ll come up with for Dan Goodin at The Register. “Bob, stop reprinting my stories like you did on 10 July.” And I wonder what he’ll say to an editor at Govt’ Computer News. “Sir, stop reprinting our stories like you did on 18 May.” And I wonder how he’d react to Janet Raloff at U.S. News & World Report. “Dude, stop reprinting my stories like you did on 28 July…”

]]> Comment on From the “we don’t make this up” dept: by Rob Rosenberger http://securitycritics.org/2008/04/28/goza/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Rob Rosenberger Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:11:01 +0000 http://securitycritics.org/?p=8#comment-146 Amazing catch, FMJohnson! Yet another reason for Rob Goza to wince... I wish I'd caught that error myself. Amazing catch, FMJohnson! Yet another reason for Rob Goza to wince… I wish I’d caught that error myself.

]]> Comment on From the “we don’t make this up” dept: by FMJohnson http://securitycritics.org/2008/04/28/goza/comment-page-1/#comment-145 FMJohnson Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:37:57 +0000 http://securitycritics.org/?p=8#comment-145 'The illustrative segue that brings “Mighty Eighth” alumni Jimmy Stewart into the picture (literally);' Even worse, Jimmy Stewart wasn't in "North by Northwest"; that was Cary Grant. ‘The illustrative segue that brings “Mighty Eighth” alumni Jimmy Stewart into the picture (literally);’

Even worse, Jimmy Stewart wasn’t in “North by Northwest”; that was Cary Grant.

]]> Comment on Oops! McAfee expert slanders Armadillo, Themida by Joris Evers http://securitycritics.org/2009/05/29/mcafee-2/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Joris Evers Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:35:14 +0000 http://securitycritics.org/?p=641#comment-134 A quick note from McAfee. The Muttik blog post is online as you noticed in your update, it was taken offline briefly just for a couple of additions. Joris Evers McAfee PR A quick note from McAfee. The Muttik blog post is online as you noticed in your update, it was taken offline briefly just for a couple of additions.
Joris Evers
McAfee PR

]]> Comment on Oops! McAfee expert slanders Armadillo, Themida by Rob Rosenberger http://securitycritics.org/2009/05/29/mcafee-2/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Rob Rosenberger Sat, 30 May 2009 09:05:10 +0000 http://securitycritics.org/?p=641#comment-132 Update. My RSS feed reader did something unusual: it retrieved a duplicate feed for Igor Muttik's column, as if it had been re-published. A similar duplicate feed occurred for Guilherme Venere's column "A closer look at Swine Flu spam" (originally?) published on 1 May. Update. My RSS feed reader did something unusual: it retrieved a duplicate feed for Igor Muttik’s column, as if it had been re-published. A similar duplicate feed occurred for Guilherme Venere’s column “A closer look at Swine Flu spam” (originally?) published on 1 May.

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