That theory is supported by Jang Jin-sung, a former official in North Korea’s propaganda unit, who says North Korean hackers likely have an incentive to leave some evidence because officials often secure promotions after a successful attack against enemies. North Koreans have a precedent, and may even have been deliberate to win domestic kudos, according to a top cybersecurity expert and former senior North Korean official. Important topic. Granted I may be biased, but I read the Hummel book of the same title back in college and it helped shape my decision making process for life. Apparent slip-ups by the hackers of Sony Pictures that have helped convince U.S. This theory shows DPRK intruders may have incentives for breaking operational security (“OPSEC” or “opsec”), and that they were not just “sloppy” as mentioned by FBI Director Comey yesterday. Intrusions into critical infrastructure, confirmed in an open hearing in November 2014 by NSA Director Mike Rogers, might be a different case.

Sorting through the text, we see The Jericho Group intends to push de-perimeterisation as a means to achive open networks. See Mark’s Sysinternal Blogs. See the SystemLookUp description. For more information, see VPC Flow Logs. I don’t see too many people saying “I’m burned out!” on Twitter or in a blog post. These are fascinating comments, from people who understand the DPRK hacking scene better than critics of the FBI attribution statements. If you are prioritizing updates, the most critical is MS15-0131. All of this demonstrates that technical indicators are but one element of attribution. Consider the steps required to define the business and operational impact of the theft of intellectual property (as one example — there are many others). What are the secrets? Who bought the secrets? Those who possess classified information should determine security clearance and need to know before disclosing it. In other desktop environments than Cinnamon, you need to edit the Chrome desktop launcher in a comparable way.

The bottom line is that you need to protect your company, your employees and your customers from intrusion, internal and external theft, fire and even vandalism. Why the Need for Computer Security? So, what do you do if you suspect you have a rootkit on your computer? Others theorized differently, but the Chinese have fewer incentives to reveal themselves. Incentives for Breaking Operational Security? Windows System Overview. Documentation like this is a boon for those who develop protocol analyzers, network security inspection systems, and filtering products. TCP port 443 is normally used for https protocol but this worm uses it for IRC. The worm opens a backdoor at TCP port 443 and tries to connect to IRC server and waits for commands. One of the ways this worm can spread is by exploiting MS06-040 vulnerability. W32/Spybot.worm.gen.p is a worm that also drops a rootkit component to hide its files and processes. This rootkit component is detected as NTRootKit-J. Mark Russinovich, reknown for revealing the Sony Rootkit has a number of articles on rootkits. Thanks Adam Segal for posting a link to a fascinating Wall Street Journal piece titled Sony Hackers May Have Left Deliberate Clues, Expert Says. This may complicate your efforts to keep on top of new threats.

If you have visited the Security Garden previously, you may have seen several posts regarding MS06-040 in which I stressed the highly critical nature of that update. So, re-interpreted, un-named Chinese research institute is embarrassed by leaks showing what technologies they have been hacking from Boeing and Locheed Martin. These actors have made poor operational choices, facilitating our research and allowing us to track their activities. When I have a new plant to add to my yard, I dig a hole deeper and wider than the rootball then back-fill a bit. It’s all legal but often a bit weird. I can look at the details of the ENIs to make sure they are configured correctly. The FSO or self-inspecting official should look at all DD Form 254s generated by the cleared facility. Each of these is generated from the byte sequence in that order. The list is in no particular order.