You tell us… at this point, we don’t know what could have possibly been going through Matasano Chargen’s collective mind when they commented on Halvar Flake’s hypothesis (reference: Halvar Flake) and posting that content directly to the web - this unfortunately doesn’t mix well with the already ’scene’ headache over Dan’s less-than-forthcoming disclosure method (source: Dan Kaminsky / DOXPARA | here, here & here) which has earned him stars in vendor / whitehat handbooks and a big black X with a lot of his INFOSEC counterparts or fellow researchers as briefly depicted here (reference: C|Net News). Whether or not this really hit the nail on the head, it seemed to have raised enough eyebrows this week.
Archive for July, 2008
More than a week later, we mull over Dan Kaminsky’s recent finding that has directly impacted the Internet and it’s support industry, vendors and consumer and stirred controversy that has led some to speculate whether he is only looking for exposure before his talk at the BlackHat briefings this year - we’re posting this poll, referencing his article to see what you think of his disclosure motives or the lack thereof.
You might say, “Why haven’t you written an article on it?” - To be clear, we haven’t blogged about it simply because everyone and their mom has already and we think some of the more provocative ones get to the point here and here.
Dan Kaminsky's DNS bug is...
- Very Important! (73%, 33 Votes)
- Moderately Important! (16%, 7 Votes)
- Searching for 15 Seconds of Fame! (11%, 5 Votes)
- Not Important! (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 45
Loading ...As a brief thought, I was reading some analysis materials and a white paper on ballistic forensics and how scientists are overcoming barriers to processing crime scenes involving a firearm that utilizes ballistic projectiles. As a strong proponent of our right to bear arms, responsibly, in the United States, I also find myself increasingly interested in the advancements of industry on trace ballistic evidence which can be assessed in a criminal event. There are several dozen parameters, metrics and material analysis processes that take place in the dissection of these specific type crimes, but what happens if the firearm itself leaves little or no trace other than a projectile which decimated it’s target?
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