Posts by Dave Dittrich
Why the Fee Demonstration Program Must End
- Feb 02, 2017
- Category: blog
By David Dittrich <dittrich@speakeasy.org>
Misuse of Language: ‘Cyber’; When War is Not a War, and a Weapon is Not a Weapon
- Aug 09, 2016
- Category: blog
Misuse of Language: ‘Cyber’; When War is Not a War, and a Weapon is Not a Weapon, by Dave Dittrich and Katherine Carpenter, Threatpost Op-Ed, August 9, 2016
Misunderstanding Indicators of Compromise
- Apr 21, 2016
- Category: blog
Misunderstaning Indicators of Compromise, by Dave Dittrich and Katherine Carpenter, Threatpost Op-Ed, April 21, 2016
Response to “How Microsoft Appointed Itself Sheriff of the Internet” (Part 2)
- Feb 20, 2015
- Category: blog
In the first part of this two part blog post, the issue of anticipating retaliation during an aggressive battle to wrest control of a DDoS botnet was examined. In this part, the issues of dual standards, taking responsibility, and learning lessons to make positive change over time are examined.
Response to “How Microsoft Appointed Itself Sheriff of the Internet” (Part 1)
- Feb 16, 2015
- Category: blog
This blog post is a response to the Wired article of Oct 14, 2014, “How Microsoft Appointed Itself Sheriff of the Internet.” [McM14] I find some problems with this article that raise questions about the depth of research into some elements of the story, and an appearance of bias in how “unintended consequences” are presented.