Inga ”drunken sailors” i Kanada SvD Utrikes(cached at December 12, 2014, 11:34 pm)

Besättningen ombord på den kanadensiska flottans fartyg kan inte räkna med någon alkohol i framtiden förutom vid väldigt speciella tillfällen. Bakgrunden är bland annat att tre berusade sjömän tillhörande HMCS Whitehorse misskötte sig vid ett uppdrag i USA i somras då fartyget låg i hamn.
Tre miljoner för en Tintin SvD Utrikes(cached at December 12, 2014, 11:34 pm)

Vad sägs om en teckning föreställande serietidningsfiguren Tintin från 1939? Köparen får i så fall vara beredd på att punga ut mellan 3,1 och 3,6 miljoner svenska kronor. Det är nämligen det uppskattade priset för den teckning gjord av Tintins skapare Herge och som prydde omslaget på veckotidningen ”Le Petit Vingtième för 75 år sedan.
Hollywood's Secret War With Google Slashdotby Soulskill on google at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 12, 2014, 11:34 pm)

cpt kangarooski writes: Information has come to light (thanks to the recent Sony hack) that the MPAA and six major studios are pondering the legal actions available to them to compel an entity referred to as 'Goliath,' most likely Google, into taking aggressive anti-piracy action on behalf of the entertainment industry. The MPAA and member studios Universal, Sony, Fox, Paramount, Warner Bros., and Disney have had lengthy email discussions concerning how to block pirate sites at the ISP level, and how to take action at the state level to work around the failure of SOPA in 2012. Emails also indicate that they are working with Comcast (which owns Universal) on some form of traffic inspection to find copyright infringements as they happen.

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Hollywood's Secret War With Google Slashdotby Soulskill on google at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 12, 2014, 11:34 pm)

cpt kangarooski writes: Information has come to light (thanks to the recent Sony hack) that the MPAA and six major studios are pondering the legal actions available to them to compel an entity referred to as 'Goliath,' most likely Google, into taking aggressive anti-piracy action on behalf of the entertainment industry. The MPAA and member studios Universal, Sony, Fox, Paramount, Warner Bros., and Disney have had lengthy email discussions concerning how to block pirate sites at the ISP level, and how to take action at the state level to work around the failure of SOPA in 2012. Emails also indicate that they are working with Comcast (which owns Universal) on some form of traffic inspection to find copyright infringements as they happen.

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Defcon 22 Videos and slides (Individual) (Reddit) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at December 12, 2014, 11:30 pm)

Defcon 22 Videos and slides (Individual) (Reddit) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at December 12, 2014, 11:30 pm)

Report: 'Wiper' Malware Hit Casino Firm (InfoRiskToday) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at December 12, 2014, 11:30 pm)

Report: 'Wiper' Malware Hit Casino Firm (InfoRiskToday) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at December 12, 2014, 11:30 pm)

Skolskjutning i Portland skadade tre SvD Utrikes(cached at December 12, 2014, 11:04 pm)

Minst tre personer har skadats i samband med en skottlossning på en gymnasieskola i Portland, USA, uppger polisen. En eller flera gärningsmän har flytt från platsen och söks nu, skriver Statesman Journal.
Skolskjutning i Portland skadade tre SvD Utrikes(cached at December 12, 2014, 11:04 pm)

Minst tre personer har skadats i samband med en skottlossning på en gymnasieskola i Portland, USA, uppger polisen. En eller flera gärningsmän har flytt från platsen och söks nu, skriver Statesman Journal.
Peru fjärde farligaste landet för miljöaktivister SvD Utrikes(cached at December 12, 2014, 11:04 pm)

När FN:s klimattoppmöte hålls i Lima står förstås miljöfrågorna i fokus. Så är det inte alltid – till vardags upplever miljöaktivister fara för sina liv när de står upp för sina rättigheter. För dem är Peru fjärde farligaste landet i världen, enligt Global Witness.
Peru fjärde farligaste landet för miljöaktivister SvD Utrikes(cached at December 12, 2014, 11:04 pm)

När FN:s klimattoppmöte hålls i Lima står förstås miljöfrågorna i fokus. Så är det inte alltid – till vardags upplever miljöaktivister fara för sina liv när de står upp för sina rättigheter. För dem är Peru fjärde farligaste landet i världen, enligt Global Witness.
BGP Hijacking Continues, Despite the Ability To Prevent It Slashdotby Soulskill on networking at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 12, 2014, 11:04 pm)

An anonymous reader writes: BGPMon reports on a recent route hijacking event by Syria. These events continue, despite the ability to detect and prevent improper route origination: Resource Public Key Infrastructure. RPKI is technology that allows an operator to validate the proper relationship between an IP prefix and an Autonomous System. That is, assuming you can collect the certificates. ARIN requires operators accept something called the Relying Party Agreement. But the provider community seems unhappy with the agreement, and is choosing not to implement it, just to avoid the RPA, leaving the the Internet as a whole less secure.

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BGP Hijacking Continues, Despite the Ability To Prevent It Slashdotby Soulskill on networking at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at December 12, 2014, 11:04 pm)

An anonymous reader writes: BGPMon reports on a recent route hijacking event by Syria. These events continue, despite the ability to detect and prevent improper route origination: Resource Public Key Infrastructure. RPKI is technology that allows an operator to validate the proper relationship between an IP prefix and an Autonomous System. That is, assuming you can collect the certificates. ARIN requires operators accept something called the Relying Party Agreement. But the provider community seems unhappy with the agreement, and is choosing not to implement it, just to avoid the RPA, leaving the the Internet as a whole less secure.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.








NolaCon - Call for Papers is open!! Infosec Con in New Orleans June 12-14, 2015 (Red SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at December 12, 2014, 11:00 pm)