Security
Swiss Cyber Experts founded with netnea’s support
Say you are a public institution and you face a really dangerous cyber attack. Your usual ISP has run out of ideas to fight back and the Swiss federal Analysis and Reporting center MELANI can not give you the ressources it would take to solve your case. Fret not! A new public private partnership has […]
nftables to replace iptables firewall facility in upcoming Linux kernel
Nftables has been selected for inclusion in the upcoming Linux Kernel 3.13. After years of development – including a iptable-compatibility mode – the new kernel module is now ready for release. Nftable is simpler than iptables, it cleans up ip6 integration and it allows for easier rule scripting. Those interested to get going fast can […]
convert from SplashID Safe to KeePass Password Safe
The new version 7.x of SplashData’s SplashID wants my database password on their site, pretending they need it to sync my DB over my own local link. Either it’s extremely dumb, or they work for NSA and collect their customer’s private keys. I don’t want to speculate what reason is behind this, so I decided […]
Workshop Cyberangriff auf die Schweiz beim Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz
Das Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz (BABS) unterstützt die Umsetzung der im Juni 2012 vom Bundesrat verabschiedeten Nationalen Strategie zum Schutz der Schweiz vor Cyber-Risiken, indem es zusammen mit Spezialisten ein Cyberangriff-Szenario erarbeitet und bewertet hat. Das ausgewählte DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) Angriffszenario ist eines von insgesamt 13 Gefährdungen, welche das BABS 2012 in einzelnen Workshops […]
