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The University of Virginia recently announced a data breach that reportedly originated from China. Personal information was not exposed; however, the attackers targeted two university employees with ties to the Defense Department and other intelligence agencies. What can other organizations learn from this breach about nation state attacks? Listen to our latest Security Slice podcast […]… Read More The post Security Slice: Crash Course in University Security appeared first on The State of Security.

In the first part of our security slice podcast on Ken Westin’s DEF CON 23 presentation, “Confessions of a Professional Cyber Stalker,” Ken discussed his white hat cyber stalker skills and how he’s used them to track and convict cybercriminals. These skills have come into sharp focus in light of the Ashley Madison data breach that […]… Read More The post Security Slice: Confessions of a Professional Cyber Stalker – Part Two appeared first on The State of Security.

Tripwire senior security analyst, and frequent security slice guest, Ken Westin, recently gave a popular presentation at DEF CON 23 called “Confessions of a Professional Cyber Stalker.”  In his presentation, Ken discussed the various technologies and methods he has developed to track criminals, which has led to at least two dozen convictions. Listen to this special […]… Read More The post Security Slice: Confessions of a Professional Cyber Stalker – Part One appeared first on The State of Security.

Travis Smith, conducted a presentation at Black Hat on combining open source and commercial security tools to correlate and build contest on security events The post Security Slice: My Bro the ELK appeared first on The State of Security.

Listen to our latest Security Slice podcast and hear Tim Erlin, Craig Young and Lane Thames discuss international travel tips for security researchers The post Security Slice: Security Research Worries appeared first on The State of Security.

Listen to our latest Security Slice podcast and hear Tyler Reguly, Craig Young and Lane Thames discuss why you can’t buy a non-smart car, The post Security Slice: Automotive Exploits appeared first on The State of Security.

Ashley Madison, a website for people who want to cheat on their spouses, suffered from a major data breach in late July. The hack threatened to expose the personal information of the site’s 37 million users, including those who paid a $19 fee to delete their account information. How does this data breach compare to […]… Read More The post Security Slice: The Ashley Madison Breach appeared first on The State of Security.