Research

WiFi KRACK vulnerability goes public

Early this morning, Mathy Vanhoef (@vanhoefm on Twitter), a Belgium-based researcher released his findings about a vulnerability in the WPA2 protocol. WPA2 is a widely-used encryption standard utilized in consumer and business WiFi networks. Vanhoef dubbed the vulnerability KRACK, short for “Key Reinstallation Attacks”. Vanhoef published his findings on a website, https://www.krackattacks.com The vulnerability allows an attacker… Continue reading WiFi KRACK vulnerability goes public

Academia

A great way to start the semester

I like it when I get a chance to talk about the positive things my students do, so I thought I’d share this little story. Sometimes, folks who don’t have disabilities have a tough time interacting with those who do. Having spent a great deal of time with disabled folks throughout my life, in different… Continue reading A great way to start the semester

Competitions

2011 SECCDC competition

We recently hosted the 2011 South East Collegiate Cyber Defense competition at Kennesaw State University. First place was awarded to the University of Louisville, and they also swept all the individual category awards as well. All in all, a pretty dominating performance by that team. This year, we had a total of 10 teams competing,… Continue reading 2011 SECCDC competition