Archive for August, 2011

Dirt Jumper Caught in the Act

August 17, 2011 by Curt Wilson

Background In late July 2011, a specific piece of malware came to our attention. Analysis revealed that this particular piece of malware was launching DDoS attacks and we have direct evidence of DDoS attack on two Russian websites. One of these was a gaming website, the other involved in selling a popular smartphone. Further research [...]

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IPv6 Extension Headers

August 2, 2011 by Bill Cerveny

There are a lot of similarities between IPv4 and IPv6. There are also a lot of differences, including some differences that may have security implications for network engineers who deploy IPv6. In this blog posting, I will discuss IPv6 extension headers and why network and security engineers may want to pay closer attention to them. [...]

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