Twitter is now going dark with their new Tor extension that boasts more private and secure tweeting. The extension promises to enhance Tor’s services and anonymize the Twitter user’s browsing experience.
The most effective way to expose online identities and aliases is a technique called the Canary Trap or the Barium Meal Test. None of the standard managed attribution practices are effective in thwarting it because it attacks the human operator, rendering most tools ineffective.
If you read the first blogs of this series, you know what misattribution is, why it’s important, and the various technical and non-technical elements that go into it. You know when to manage your attribution, why that’s often a better choice than being anonymous, and some kinds of tools available to...
In part three of four of our series on misattribution, I’ll explore non-technical misattribution: basically, everything that identifies someone online other than the information that computers and networks reveal.
Technical misattribution is the process of masking the identifying information that computers and networks reveal. In part two of this four-part series, I will take a look at technical misattribution specifically.
Misattribution is a term used mostly within the national security community to refer to activities conducted under some kind of assumed identity. In this four-part series, I will go into detail about digital misattribution, operational misattribution, and misattribution challenges.
In my recent Security Week Article, “The Impending Facial Recognition Singularity,” I discuss how it is more difficult to remain anonymous, both online and off, these days. A major reason is that facial recognition systems are becoming cheaper, better, easier to use, and more widely deployed, while social media platforms...
Effective managed attribution (MA) is critical for successful cyber investigations and can be achieved by leveraging the right technologies and practicing proper OPSEC online.
