http://www.secuobs.com Observatoire de la securite Internet fr webmaster@secuobs.com 2015-12-02 17:29:12 - MetaSecurity : http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591878.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591878.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-12-02 16:42:58 - MetaSecurity - Interesting post by Abu Aardvark aka Marc Lynch from GW University on terrorist use of technology Link to posting here Some interesting comments comparing outreach and operations http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591867.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591867.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-12-01 18:04:30 - MetaSecurity - http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591735.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591735.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-12-01 18:04:30 - MetaSecurity - http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591734.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591734.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-12-01 18:04:30 - MetaSecurity - http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591733.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591733.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-12-01 17:23:54 - 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MetaSecurity - Link to LawBlog Fantasy Crime The Role of Criminal Law in Virtual Worlds, in The Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law s Fall 2008 issue Vol 11 No 1 Professor Brenner s Abstract of the Article follows This Article analyzes activities in virtual worlds that would constitute crime if they were committed in the real world http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591709.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591709.shtml Secuobs.com : 2015-12-01 16:42:36 - MetaSecurity - As 2008 draws to a close it is fair to say that the hype surrounding virtual worlds has dissipated However, it is worth highlighting the continued utility of virtual worlds as not only immersive environments, but also as compelling communication venues What continues to separate Second Life from popular gaming virtual environments such as World http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591708.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591708.shtml Secuobs.com : 2011-04-13 08:01:58 - MetaSecurity - Since closing the blog last year I have had periodic requests to restart it As it stands I would be open to anyone wishing to write on this blog around the subject of security and virtual worlds There aren t too many other sources out there so keeping the blog going is a good idea Therefore, http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/298043.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/298043.shtml Secuobs.com : 2010-03-30 00:22:04 - MetaSecurity - After almost three years of reporting and commenting on security issues relating to virtual worlds this blog and to some degree the metasecurity project as a whole has run its course When I started examining virtual worlds and considering the security implications of their expansion back in 2005 the paradigm shift was undeniable My aim http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/206653.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/206653.shtml Secuobs.com : 2010-01-05 19:16:56 - MetaSecurity - From Techcrunch First Planet Company, a subsidiary of the MindArk Group that develops and markets the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game Planet Calypso, which is based on the Entropia Platform and part of the Entropia Universe still with me , claims that the world record for most expensive virtual object ever to be sold has been http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/178438.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/178438.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-12-02 22:23:22 - MetaSecurity - AP article on cheating video games Link here http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/167950.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/167950.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-12-02 22:23:22 - MetaSecurity - The WEF posts a decent amount of material online following the main event in Davos Away from the headlines there are usually a few fascinating reports to be found I haven t completed a full scan yet but I can across some interesting scenario work and one discussing the Digital EcoSystem The WEF scenario planners outline three http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/167949.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/167949.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-11-30 21:06:18 - MetaSecurity - The BBC reported today that organized theft of accounts and their related in-world currency had been occurring in Runescape UK Police have arrested one individual and are thought to be working with the FBI to trace US based suspect This is a fascinating case of life following fiction as it looks as though the plot-line of Charles http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/166874.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/166874.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-11-13 19:03:40 - MetaSecurity - Tim Stevens, author of ubiwar, has been kind enough to answer some questions for me concerning cyber conflict in our contemporary virtual space Mr Stevens is a PhD candidate at King s College in London researching institutional responses to cyber threats, particularly in the field of cyber strategy His related research interests include the political use http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/160649.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/160649.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-11-11 18:31:21 - MetaSecurity - This post had originally been titled The Top Augmented Security Threats on what grounds do I have to make such claims These technologies and ideas are new As such, aggressively speculating on potential future dangers with no idea how real they are is dangerous In writing this blog, I hope to spark new thoughts and build http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/159888.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/159888.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-11-06 19:12:41 - MetaSecurity - Augmented reality is here Right now, today We are about to see some creative developers make some incredibly powerful applications, applications that will change our lives on a daily basis So what is augmented reality In case the concept of augmented reality is still new to you, basically it s the placement of a digital layer of http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/158306.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/158306.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-10-20 00:29:13 - MetaSecurity - How does one damage facebook to cause them serious monetary losses I was recently posed this question and did not have an immediate response It is an intimidating question considering facebook s pervasive ubiquity throughout the world facebook is a massive giant with perpetually endless resources and support It defines the success of social media in http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/151979.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/151979.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-10-09 19:43:02 - MetaSecurity - Alternate reality gaming ARG is a relatively new trend beginning to gain serious traction At its fundamental core, an ARG is simply a communication rich, collaboration environment that coalesces the real world and virtual space An alternate reality game bridges the metaphysical disconnects between the two environments I recently began using foursquare The folks over there http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/149072.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/149072.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-09-12 02:05:09 - MetaSecurity - Using Ephemeral Clients to Interface with Virtual Environments http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/140245.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/140245.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-09-09 05:45:21 - MetaSecurity - Wired reports that NATO is going to implement virtual worlds to improve administrative ability especially around training and meetings http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/139046.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/139046.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-09-02 18:25:58 - MetaSecurity - A few weeks ago I was fortunate to attend a talk concerning the utility of virtual and synthetic worlds One idea mentioned was the concept of using virtual environments as a means of which to visualize and interact with complex systems From a security perspective, complex systems and the amalgamation of varying components often result http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/137024.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/137024.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-08-18 08:15:36 - MetaSecurity - Interesting commentary from Dr Roger Smith CTO for the US Army Link to pdf here As web 20 appears to be on life-support both as a terminology and perhaps as a business model giving everything away for free and hoping one of the big players buys you out Maybe its time for a new phrase http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131844.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131844.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-08-18 08:15:36 - MetaSecurity - As a one-time student of the cold war, pondering the potential causes of a global nuclear war was something of a Sunday afternoon past-time The historic classic is of course the Cuban missile crisis but equally important were the series of near misses based on the faulty reading of radar early-warning systems when flocks of http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131843.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131843.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-08-18 08:15:36 - MetaSecurity - From Financial Times US makes official complaint to China over internet censorship By Richard Waters and Joseph Menn in San Francisco,,Daniel Dombey in Washington and Kathrin Hille in Beijing Published June 22 2009 03 00 Last updated June 22 2009 03 00 The US has complained officially to China over its strict new internet censorship rules as tension builds over http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131842.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131842.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-08-18 08:15:36 - MetaSecurity - Second Life has been pretty quiet in amongst the barrage of other new media involvement in the Iranian opposition movement However there is now a support Iran group and a vigil is currently being held at the Al Andalus mosque Slurl at this link http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131841.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131841.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-08-18 08:15:36 - MetaSecurity - Last Saturday 20th June I hosted a Panel at State of Play VI on Security and Surveillance in virtual worlds My thoughts on SoPVI and the panel are published here http sopvisecurityseminarblogspotcom http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131840.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131840.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-08-18 08:15:36 - MetaSecurity - Piece in the FT commenting discussing online censorship in the wake of Iran and China s seemingly successful censorship campaigns Virtual worlds and MMORPGs are not discussed in the article and I wonder if they are currently outside the grasp of the online censor Control, halt, delete By Joseph Menn, Richard Waters and Kathrin Hille Published June 26 2009 http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131839.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131839.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-08-18 08:15:36 - MetaSecurity - From Dancing Ink Productions http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131838.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131838.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-08-18 08:15:36 - MetaSecurity - President Obama is scheduled to appear in Second Life tomorrow Saturday morning at 8am EST The event is being hosted by USC Annenberg across a number of platforms including the virtual worlds Second Life and MetaPlace Official Details below Global Participation Re-defining Citizenship Date Saturday, July 11, 2009 Time 8 00 AM Eastern 5 00 AM Pacific Locations USC Annenberg Island in Second http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131837.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131837.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-08-18 08:15:36 - MetaSecurity - I recently had the fortune to attend a seminar by David Orban on the Internet of Things hosted by Singularity University at the NASA Ames Research Park This subject is of deep interest with regard to the future collection of intelligence a fact acknowledged by the National Intelligence Council s Disruptive Civil Technologies Conference appendix F http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131836.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131836.shtml Secuobs.com : 2009-08-18 08:15:36 - MetaSecurity - I was recently doing some work with everyone s favorite linux live distro, BackTrack, and had an amusing thought Wouldn t it be interesting if cyber criminals and even nation-states began developing Armed Avatar Cyber Weaponry What exactly do I mean by that Today, many penetration testers take advantage of lightweight, live linux distros like BackTrack and http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131835.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/131835.shtml