Bio
Steven Branigan is President of CyanLine (www.cyanline.com ). A former New Jersey police officer, Mr. Branigan brings more than 16 years of network security and computer forensics experience to CyanLine, managing large-scale security projects involving the forensic detection and delivery of digital information. He has been honored by the United Secrets Service and the New Jersey State Police for his work. Mr. Branigan testified before the 107th U.S. Congress on the state of cyber security.
A former researcher with Bell Labs, Mr. Branigan holds patents and has patents pending on breakthrough technologies associated with cyber security and wireless technologies, including devices associated with wireless intrusion detection and wireless management. A respected industry author, Mr. Branigan published .High-Tech Crimes Revealed. in 2005 alongside numerous other writings.
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CyanLine Blog
wireless networks and spiesRecently, federal authorities announced the arrest of 10 spies. While this happens from time to time, what has made this case noteworthy is the use of private, peer to peer (also known as ad-hoc) wireless networks used by the alleged spies as well as other advanced data hiding techniques. The federal complaint, available at Scribd or [...] what is a good password?Passwords are a secret used to prove your identity to a computer. We have come to rely on passwords to protect access to important things such as email accounts and bank accounts. The most commonly used type of password is a “static” password, a password that does not change when used. An example of a [...] is your online bank account safe?malware, clampi, banking, fraud Using a credit card over the Internet is safer than in-person?In this case, it was less safe to make a purchase using your physical credit card than it would have been to make the same purchase over the Internet.Why?  |
