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Agenda for #BSidesSF 2015
A lot of attention is on RSA Conference 2015, which commences a week from Monday. But let's not forget that BSidesSF is also that week. Below is a full agenda for the event, which is April 19 and 20 at the OpenDNS offices at 135 Bluxome St., San Francisco.Related: Akamai at RSA Conference 2015
Long Live the Botnet
Botnets are, in many ways, living organisms. They are formed by their creators - both malicious and benign - and then roam the internet. Much has been written about good and bad bots, but not much as been written about the lifecycle of the bot. Do Bots die? If so, when? What is the average life-span of a good bot? A bad bot?
Your 2015 Survival Guide for #rsac and #BSidesSF
It's two weeks until RSA, the biggest security conference of the year. For first-timers, this is the time to start preparing and understanding what lies ahead. It can be an overwhelming experience, with two loud exhibit halls, too many evening events to count on two hands, and so many talks it can be hard to choose what's best for your interests.To that end, here's some advice for RSA 2015, which takes
Four Security Exhibits That Won Without 'Booth Babes ...
After last week's news that RSA Conference 2015 will ban so-called booth babes, I heard from a lot of people who agree vendors need to find other ways to attract attention during security conferences. Others felt the issue was nothing but useless security industry drama, but there is a lesson in this discussion for marketers.One reader told me the use of booth babes isn't the result of bad intentions. It's
State of the Internet Security Podcast, Episode 1
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Akamai's State of the Internet Security Podcast. This will be an ongoing podcast series where I talk to Akamai security researchers about the threats they are tracking and the defenses they identify. Episode 1 takes us to a fairly new attack technique that exploits Microsoft's SQL Server Resolution Protocol. Our research team recently discovered that the bad guys are using a reflection-based tactic to
MIT's Fourth STAMP Workshop This Week
This week, MIT holds its 2015 STAMP Conference. Staff from Akamai InfoSec will participate in this event, which makes perfect sense given our close ties and history with MIT.
OpenSSL Vulnerability Details Released
Akamai is aware that details are now available for the OpenSSL vulnerabilities we first told you about on Tuesday. The full OpenSSL Security Advisory is available here and outlines 14 different issues. At this time, most of the issues don't appear to affect Akamai, though we continue to investigate. One of the high-severity vulnerabilities affects OpenSSL v1.0.2., which Akamai does not yet use. Another issue, outlined in CVE-2015-0204, was previously
A Five-Step Guide for Evaluating Web Performance Opt ...
The experience your customers have while interacting with your company's online presence says so much about your business, its priorities, and your brand. Whether your company conducts online transactions or not, performance optimization have become more of a "need" than a "want". A slow performing web site is bound to have less engagement among critical audiences, lower transaction volume, degraded brand fidelity, and higher bounce rates. In this post, we
New Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL
Akamai is aware of an announcement from OpenSSL revealing vulnerabilities in the OpenSSL stack. Based on information provided by the OpenSSL team, the high-severity vulnerability only affects OpenSSL v1.0.2. Akamai does not use this version of OpenSSL and is therefore not susceptible to that vulnerability. We continue to investigate, however. The full advisory will be available on March 19. Akamai will have further details about our response plans at that