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
Why won’t my call go through? Denial of service in the cell phone network.Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:50:02 +0000 - Recently, some of the major cellular carriers have released “Network Extenders”, also known as femtocell. The network extender is a device that a subscriber purchases to extend the reach of the cell phone network. (In effect, the subscriber is paying for the privilege of increasing the cellular network coverage. What a deal!) The network extender [...] SCADA and securityWed, 30 Nov 2011 13:49:10 +0000 - A recent article by Hal Hodson of Information Age reports that the FBI has publicly stated that hackers have successfully targeted SCADA systems in three unnamed US communities. The attacks were reported to have the potential to shut down electricity at a nearby mall as well as the potential to dump sewage. Just weeks earlier came an announcement from the [...] How to find hidden passwords (and how to protect them)Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:27:46 +0000 - While preparing to teach a computer forensic workshop, I discovered a new live Linux distribution entitled C.A.IN.E, (Computer Aided Investigative Environment.) This software is one of a few live Linux distributions that allows a user to boot Linux from a CD or DVD and start a forensic investigation. The distribution includes tools to make forensic [...] Revenge HackingMon, 01 Aug 2011 03:26:15 +0000 - Revenge is a powerful motivator for hacking. Take, for example, the case of Barry Ardolf of Minnesota. Trouble started when Mr. Ardolf was accused by a neighbor of kissing their 4-year boy on the lips. When the parents confronted Mr. Ardolf, he confessed that the accusation was true. Naturally, the parents of the 4-year old contacted the police. This made Mr. Ardolf angry [...] |
