As we mentioned previously, the handlers at the SANS Institute’s “Internet Storm Center (ISC)” have indicated that March will be their “IPv6 Focus Month”. To that end, they’ve started off the month with a list of IPv6 resources they have previously published at the ISC and their list does include some great content (some of which Read more…
Got an IPv6 security problem you’d like to share? A solution to an IPv6 security problem that you want to tell others about? If so, the team behind the Internet Storm Center (ISC) would love to share your stories as part of their IPv6 Focus Month they are planning for March 2013. Johannes Ullrich of the Read more…
Looking to understand how to securely deploy IPv6? Want a document you can provide to your security team or others concerned about IPv6? If so, we’ve recently added to our list of resources an excellent “Special Publication” from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): Guidelines for the Secure Deployment of IPv6 Like most Read more…
The United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created an excellent “Special Publication” related to IPv6 security called: Guidelines for the Secure Deployment of IPv6 Like most of NIST’s special publications, including their excellent guide to DNSSEC, the document begins with a lengthy tutorial about IPv6 and how it compares to IPv4. The Read more…
Want to understand the security aspects of IPv6? In about 8 hours, at 4:00pm US Eastern on June 20, 2012, security researcher Joe Klein will be giving a presentation on “IPv6 – Security Threat or Stronger Defenses?” The webinar/webcast/whatever-you-want-to-call-it is part of a series of information security seminars scheduled through BrightTALK. We have no affiliation Read more…
What are the security implications of having native IPv6 support on IPv4-only networks? What are the security implications of the automatic enabling of IPv6 transition mechanisms such as tunneling? In a new Internet-Draft out this week, security researcher Fernando Gont of the UK’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure seeks to explore those very Read more…