Just a small reflection about the current Lulzsec stories… They’re staying on top of news for a few weeks by successfully breaking in big organizations like Sony, the CIA, the US Senate and much more. They released thousands of stolen credentials… They posted a manifesto and admitted that, performing hacking
Hack in Paris 2011 Wrap-Up
Yesterday, I went to Disneyland Paris! Not for a family trip but to attend a security conference. Great place isn’t it? Everybody knows the Disney park but the nearby hotels propose facilities to organize events. That’s what did Sysdream, the organizer of Hack in Paris 2011. I left home very
June ’11 OWASP Belgium Meeting Wrap-up
Back from the latest OWASP Belgium Chapter meeting… Two speakers were scheduled tonight: Colin Watson presented the OWASP AppSensor project then Andreas Falkenberg talked about modern attacks against web services like Twitter. A last-minute guest joined us: Josh Corman who spoke about “rugged software“. What’s new at OWASP? First OWASP
Will Security Researchers Need a License to kill?
The European Commission is capable of the worst as best ideas! A few days ago, they announced the imminent setup of a CERT (“Computer Emergency Response Team”) to protect the institutions, agencies and bodies against cyber-attacks. Good idea! But, a few days ago, a press-release announced that Justice Ministers, who
Multiculturalism in IT?
Yesterday I attended the monthly ISACA Belgium chapter meeting. The topic was “The influence of national cultures on IT governance“. This very interesting question was the purpose of a paper published by Prof. A.J. Gilbert Silvius. The second presentation was performed by Layla El Kastite. She presented her thesis on
We Survived the World IPv6 Day!
… and the first World IPv6 Day! This first major event to promote the version six of the IP protocol looks to be a success for most of companies. For most users, it was completely transparent as network administrators prepared all the required stuff on the background. Maybe you were
Ready for the World IPv6 Day?
Next Wednesday will be the 1st World IPv6 Day! Are you ready? What are you plans? Unfortunately, I’ll be visiting a customer but I’ll try to grab some popcorn, coke and to keep an eye on the Internet. The goal is simple: Make a maximum of web sites and online
Review: BT4: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing
If you are working in the “information security” field, you must know the BackTrack distribution (otherwise you must be an alien coming from a far away planet!). If you search for the word “backtrack” on Amazon, you will find lot of references but only one book is fully dedicated to
PH-Neutral, My First and Last One
I’m writing the final touch of my PH-Neutral wrap-up from the Berlin airport waiting for my flight back to Belgium. The 0x7DB edition was the first time for me but also the latest one as FX, the founder, decided to not organize the event next year. A page is over!
May 2011 OWASP/ISSA Belgium Meeting Wrap-up
Tonight was held a joined OWASP and ISSA Belgium Chapters meeting with three speakers. Very interesting content, here is a small wrap-up in “bullet-point” mode due to a lack of free time… First speaker, Tom Van Der Mussele from Verizon Business spoke about the “non-conventional attacks“. Tom explained that those