Guest Post by: Raveena Parikh I had an exceptionally great opportunity to intern with CRI as a Cyber Threat Intel Analyst during the summer of 2017. As a threat analyst, I developed skills such as tactical threat intelligence, open-source threat hunting, and social media analysis & monitoring through the course of this internship. Tools We […]
By: Stephen H. Campbell There are several reasons why attribution so hard in cyberspace. (1) Schneier cites the obvious one – it’s easy for actors to disguise their geographic origins by using VPNs, Tor, jump hosts etc. Many of the North Korean cyber actors, for example, mount their attacks from China. (2) Another reason is […]
OlympicDestroyer is Back and the Target Should Concern Us All
Olympic Destroyer, Campaign1 Hours before the 2018 Winter Olympics in February 2018 the computing systems of several high-profile Olympics sponsors, organizers, and facility operators were infected with malware that spread worm-like through their networks. That malware, dubbed OlympicDestroyer (OD), was found to be a computer worm that was a Wiper. Wipers are a class of […]
The World Cup does not exist in a vacuum and it is but a piece on Putin’s board.
Putin plays chess. His years in the KGB taught him patience and planning. He plays the long game, he positions his pieces and waits for the perfect moment to strike. The World Cup has proven to be an outstanding publicity coup for Putin. It was foreshadowed with fear for attendee’s safety. British media and UK officials […]
Like the Sochi Winter Games, the immediate aftermath of the 2018 World Cup is likely to be favorable toward Russia. But, like the doping controversy that resulted in the barring of Russian athletes from several major sports competitions after Sochi, time will tell whether Russia’s hosting of soccer’s global extravaganza will be deemed a success. […]
Media pundits and geopolitical scholars have compared Putin’s World Cup to Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics, asserting that the global spectacle of the World Cup is primarily a propaganda effort by Putin’s Russia. Indeed, the Sochi Olympic Games were just held in 2014, and Putin sought to grandstand his nation through a deceitful athlete doping and […]
Wow! Can you believe the upsets from the past few days!
The games are on! This past week-end gave us an amazing win by Mexico over the favored Germany during the FIFA 2018 World Cup.
As Russia prepares for the World Cup, attendees should prepare as well. Attendees should pay particular attention to personal security, both physical and cyber. Concerns about physical security and possible violence against attendees are the topic of discussion among many, especially in Britain. However, protection of fans, athletes and reporters in cyberspace is just as […]
Concerns remain over the safety of fans attending the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, especially England’s fans. Tuesday senior police officer for soccer, Mark Roberts, spoke before a parliament’s foreign affairs committee assuring lawmakers Russia was prepared to handle security for the multi-day, multi-venue event. As Russia provides assurances it is prepared to ensure […]
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released a report April 26th indicating nearly 1600 anti-doping rules violations (ADRV) occurred in 2016. The violations involved athletes and support staff from 117 nationalities across 112 sports. The report analyzed a total of 229, 514 samples from WADA accredited laboratories accounting for 1,595 ADRVs. The majority of the violations, […]