Frankens' Neutrality

November 21, 2014 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Government, Internet Governance

Ranum's CERIAS →

November 20, 2014 by Marc Handelman in Freedom, Government, Information Security, Internet Governance, Education

Certainly, one of the most thoughtful and scholarly practitioners of security research; behold, as Mr. Ranum holds forth.

Attributed and via The CERIAS Seminar at Purdue University.

DeTORed

November 12, 2014 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Government, Information Security, Intelligence, Internet Governance

A law enforcement consortium, comprised of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement division of the Department of Homeland Security, European law enforcement agencies consisting of Eurojust (the European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit) and Europol (the European Union's law enforcement agency) have mounted a successful seizure campaign (monikered Operation Onymous) targeting over 400 suspected nefarious dark market sites resident on the TOR network.

Key quote from the TorProject: 'In a way, it's even surprising that hidden services have survived so far. The attention they have received is minimal compared to their social value and compared to the size and determination of their adversaries.' - via a post by TOR Executive Director Andrew Lewman

Identity, An Internet Building Block? →

November 04, 2014 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Information Security, ISOC, Identity Management, Internet Governance

Sure to be a fascinating debate, the Internet Society is hosting “Is Identity an Internet Building Block?” slated during the IETF 91 in Honolulu, Hawaii. If you are in the Information Security racket, and interested in Identity Management this is sure to be a must attend event. The debate will also be web and audio-cast for your remote attendance.