Comments for RIT Cyber Self Defense Class Blog

Comment on Hacking Medical Devices: When Will Hackers Go Too Far? by empv3

empv3 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:32:56 +0000

It probably would take a death to see the firewall incorporated, unfortunately.

Comment on Phishing with shortened .gov URLs by empv3

empv3 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:28:04 +0000

This honestly isn’t anything new. You can pop on to any rogue forum and buy .gov or .edu emails at cheap prices.

Comment on Wait…not China? by empv3

empv3 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:27:01 +0000

Sensationalized due to the fact that there really is limited information about this story

Comment on 3G Flaw makes any device vulnerable to tracking. by empv3

empv3 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:24:29 +0000

The range is limited to the standard distance from a cell tower.

Comment on 3G Flaw makes any device vulnerable to tracking. by empv3

empv3 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:24:01 +0000

I would only see this as a threat for high-priority people.

Comment on 3G Flaw makes any device vulnerable to tracking. by empv3

empv3 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:22:55 +0000

It is only about using 3G devices since they don’t really upgrade the 3G protocol.

Comment on Phishing with shortened .gov URLs by mczupryna

mczupryna — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:30:09 +0000

Is there any way to check the URL in its entirety, meaning the whole web address, or do we all have to just assume that it is a phishing lure?

Comment on Wait…not China? by mczupryna

mczupryna — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:27:12 +0000

What do you think the actual risk is to American citizens? Should we all be worried that cyber terrorists will begin targeting random people, or do you think that the cyber attacks will be more aimed at the government and high authority officials? Its kind of another setback that America has one more threat to keep an eye open for.

Comment on Wait…not China? by mlm6668

mlm6668 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:42:45 +0000

I think is very interesting, because of evidence of such attacks are basically non-existent to the public. Why would the government ever tell us what exactly happened anyway? It’s a huge security threat. The difficult part is adjusting and trying to understand that probably very little to nothing reported is accurate, not (only) because the government doesn’t want the general public to know the whole story, but also because they shouldn’t know… hope that makes sense. One of the things the government could do is raise awareness for security issues. Public schools maybe…

Comment on Phishing with shortened .gov URLs by mlm6668

mlm6668 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:01:27 +0000

I feel like this could be something that is actually implemented in the future. Slowly, most institutions and whatnot should stop providing links, even though it’s convenient, and just give directions or contact info. If enough people start doing it, it could be popular enough (or there could be a huge disaster to provoke such measures).