{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Jester and DoS, Preventing Attacks, Seizure of Domain Names and Other Topics [32:30]","description":"In this episode, we discuss a wide range of topics, including:&amp;nbsp;\n- The Jesters denial of service attack on the Westboro Baptist Church website.\n- How one might prevent such attacks\n- The seizure of domain names by the Department of Homeland Security\n- The treatment of Bradley Manning\n- Google and bugs in Flash\n- A 16-year old girl that may have hacked HBGary&amp;nbsp;\n- Skype and encryption data leaks\nand, finally\n- How the events in Japan may effect iPad2 availability.\nLayer 7 Denial of Service attacks:\nth3j35t3r's assault on Westboro Baptist Church Website Continues\nhttps:\/\/www.infosecisland.com\/blogview\/12400-Assault-on-Westboro-Baptist-Church-Website-Continues.html\nLive Performance Report for Westboro Church Website: four sites held down 24 days from a single 3G cellphone:&amp;nbsp;\nhttp:\/\/uptime.netcraft.com\/perf\/graph?site=www.godhatesfags.com\nDefense techniques:\nProtecting a Web server with a Load-Balancer&amp;nbsp;\nhttp:\/\/samsclass.info\/124\/proj11\/proj15-haproxy.html\nProtecting a Web server with mod_security (a Web Application Firewall)\nhttp:\/\/samsclass.info\/124\/proj11\/p16-mod-security.html\nProtecting a Web server with iptables (a firewall)\nhttp:\/\/samsclass.info\/124\/proj11\/p5x-iptables-layer7.html\nWestboro Spoof for a Good Purpose\nhttp:\/\/www.godhatesjapan.com\/\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nDHS siezure of domain names:\nWeb seizures trample due process&amp;nbsp;\nhttp:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/news\/2011\/03\/ars-interviews-rep-zoe-lofgren.ars\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nBradey Manning's Continuing Abuse in Captivity\nEllsberg on Obama&amp;rsquo;s View that Manning&amp;rsquo;s Treatment is &amp;ldquo;Appropriate&amp;rdquo;\nhttp:\/\/www.ellsberg.net\/archive\/ellsberg-obama-manning\nWH forces P.J. Crowley to resign for condemning abuse of Manning\nhttp:\/\/www.salon.com\/news\/opinion\/glenn_greenwald\/2011\/03\/13\/crowley\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nGoogle and Flash Bugs\nGoogle first to patch Flash bug with Chrome update\nhttp:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/s\/article\/9214689\/Google_first_to_patch_Flash_bug_with_Chrome_update\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n&quot;Anonymous&quot; Hacker Speaks\nIs This The Girl That Hacked HBGary? &amp;nbsp;16 years old, and in hiding for a felony\nhttp:\/\/blogs.forbes.com\/parmyolson\/2011\/03\/16\/is-this-the-girl-that-hacked-hbgary\/\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nSkype Encryption Leaks Data\nUncovering spoken phrases in encrypted VoIP conversations\nhttp:\/\/www.cs.unc.edu\/~fabian\/papers\/oakland08.pdf\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nShortages of Apple's iPad and iPhone to bleed into June quarter -- caused by Japan's disasters\nhttp:\/\/www.hackinthebox.org\/modules.php?op=modload&amp;amp;name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=40531&amp;amp;mode=thread&amp;amp;order=0&amp;amp;thold=0","author_name":"Professor","author_url":"http:\/\/gsnyder.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/1558289\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/3143286"}