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Four short links: 11 April 2019

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

6 Pagers, Ethically Aligned Design, Infrastructure Malware, and IPv6 Scanning. Safety Tampering Malware Infects Second Infrastructure Site -- The discovery has unearthed a new set of never-before-seen custom tools that shows the attackers have been operational since as early as 2014. via Simon Willison ).

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What is Passive DNS and how do you leverage it in research?

CTOvision

The concept was created in 2004 to help mitigate the threat of malware but is now used for that and far more use cases. This can help identify who is infected with malware and help identify who is benefiting from the malware. Passive DNS can also contribute to solutions that thwart domain infringement or copycat fraud.

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A Tutorial For Enhancing Your Home DNS Protection

CTOvision

If you want malware protection you have to add $20.00 Global Cyber Alliance : The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), in partnership with Packet Clearing House (PCH) and a consortium of industry and non-profit contributors, is building a global anycast open recursive privacy-enabled DNS infrastructure. We would love to hear from you.

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