Internet Routing Security Effort Gains Momentum

More than 40 network operators agree to filter routing information, prevent IP address-spoofing, and to work together to thwart Internet traffic abuse and problems. Cyber-criminals and nation-state hackers routinely hide behind phony IP addresses to mask their location and identity, but an Internet initiative that seeks to thwart that and other malicious and inadvertent traffic…

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of October 3, 2016

Earlier this week, the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) issued an update for a high-severity security vulnerability that would allow the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) software to be exploited remotely to launch denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. This vulnerability, uncovered internally by ISC, is significant because BIND is the most widely-used software to implement Domain Name System…

Chris Morgan to Speak at Cyber Maryland Conference October 20-21, 2016

IKANOW’s Chris Morgan was invited to speak on the Cyber Defense Toolbox panel. Each panelist will have 5-8 minutes to present on a product, followed by Q&A. We understand that at last year’s conference, this was one of the more popular sessions. Session abstract: The recent onslaught of cyber-attacks has left many organizations re-evaluating what’s in their toolbox to help…