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External Coverage
Some of my research and talks were covered by the press, media or other external entities. This is the place where I collect references to external sources I am aware of. If I missed one, drop me a note. You can download the original papers here.2009
2009 - Nov
- SF1 Kassensturz - TV Experten Interview und Demo von Malware do-it-yourself Kits,
17-Nov-2009 by Anatol Hug [ video ]
2009 - Oct
- 20 minuten - IT-Experte: Hacker kann man nicht finden,
28-Oct-2009 by Lukas Mäder [ pdf ]
2009 - May
- NZZ am Sonntag - Automatisch Sicher,
10-May-2009 by Andreas Hirstein [ pdf ] - ars technica - Firefox, Chrome users more up to date than Safari and Opera,
06-May-2009 by Jacqui Cheng [ pdf ] - WashingtonPost - Safari, Opera Users Lag Behind in Security Updates,
06-May-2009 by Brian Krebs [ pdf ] - The Register - Safari, Opera browsers patch-shy, says study,
06-May-2009 by Dan Goodin [ pdf ] - IDG News Service - Apple, Opera slammed over browser patch regimes,
06-May-2009 by Jeremy Kirk [ pdf ] - Banchez-Vous - Efficacité des mises à jour: Safari et Opera derrière Firefox et Chrome,
06-May-2009 by Christian Leduc [ pdf ] - H-Security - Study says silent updates enhance security,
04-May-2009 by djwm [ pdf ] - The Tech Herald - Report: Using silent updates boosts browser security,
04-May-2009 by Steve Ragan [ pdf ] - Heise News - Studie: Stille Updates erhöhen Sicherheit,
04-May-2009 by Daniel Bachfeld [ pdf ]
2009 - January
- ars technica - Convenience is number one factor in keeping browsers secure,
27-Jan-2009 by John Timmer [ pdf ] - TheRegister - Easy updates best for browser patching,
27-Jan-2009 by John Leyden [ pdf ] - TechnicalInfo Blog - Firefox update dynamics,
23-Jan-2009 by Gunter Ollmann [ pdf ]
2008
2008 - July
- The Guardian - Software makers should take responsibility,
17-Jul-2008 by Bruce Schneier [ pdf ] - Google Security Blog - Are you using the latest web browser?,
16-Jul-2008 by Thomas Duebendorfer [ pdf ] - NZZ am Sonntag - Nur von Hackern empfohlen,
13-Jul-2008 by Andreas Hirstein [ pdf ] - BBC News - Online risk due to browser flaws,
08-Jul-2008 by BBC [ pdf ] - CIO Today - Vulnerabilities in Web Browsers Worry Researchers,
07-Jul-2008 by Mark Long [ pdf ] - Slashdot - Firefox Users Stay Ahead On the Update Curve,
07-Jul-2008 by timothy [ pdf ] - Deutschlandfunk - Browser mit Demenz,
05-Jul-2008 by Manfred Kloiber [ pdf ] - Schneier on Security - Browser Insecurity,
03-Jul-2008 by Bruce Schneier [ pdf ] - TheRegister - Built-in browser expiry proposed to fight botnet menace,
03-Jul-2008 by John Leyden [ pdf ] - IBM Internet Security Systems - 637 million Excuses,
03-Jul-2008 by Gunter Ollmann [ pdf ] - USA Today - Report: 637 million Web surfers using old browsers open to hackers,
02-Jul-2008 by Michael Winter [ pdf ] - About.com - Scott"s Web Browsers Blog - Have You Updated Your Browser Lately?,
02-Jul-2008 by Scott Orgera [ pdf ] - PaymentNews - Web Browser Insecurity and Online Banking,
03-Jul-2008 [ pdf ] - SecurityFocus - Web surfers, it's time to patch,
02-Jul-2008 by Robert Lemos [ pdf 1 2 ] - ars technica - 40% of surfers don't bother with browser security updates,
01-Jul-2008 by Joel Hruska [ pdf ] - ZDnet UK - Report: Outdated browsers put 637m users at risk,
02-Jul-2008 by Robert Vamosi [ pdf ] - cnet news - Researchers: 637 million browser users at risk,
01-Jul-2008 by Robert Vamosi [ pdf ] - The Tech Herald - More than 600M users are surfing at risk study says,
01-Jul-2008 by Steve Ragan [ pdf ] - WashingtonPost - Forty Percent of Web Users Surf With Unsafe Browsers,
01-Jul-2008 by Brian Krebs [ pdf ] - SecurityFocus - Study: Firefox patched quickest, IE a laggard,
01-Jul-2008 by cwalsh [ pdf ] - PC World - Study: Unpatched Web Browsers Prevalent on the Internet,
01-Jul-2008 by Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service [ pdf ] - IBM Internet Security Systems - 637 million Users Vulnerable to Attack,
01-Jul-2008 by Gunter Ollmann [ pdf ] - NZZ Online - Webbrowser mit Verfallsdatum,
01-Jul-2008 by chs [ pdf ] - Heise Security - Forscher fordern Verfallsdatum für Webbrowser,
01-Jul-2008 by anw [ pdf ] - Inside IT - ETH fordert "Verfallsdatum" für Webbrowser,
01-Jul-2008 by Maurizio Minetti [ pdf ] - Informationsdienst Wissenschaft - Neue ETH-Studie zur Browsersicherheit,
01-Jul-2008 by Franziska Schmid [ pdf ] - Press Release - More than 600 million users surf at high risk
01-Jul-2008 by ETH Zurich [ pdf ]
2008 - April
- NZZ am Sonntag - Mehr Lücken als ein Windows-PC,
06-Apr-2008 by Andreas Hirstein [ pdf ] - ETH Life - Mythos entzaubert,
03-Apr-2008 by Peter Rüegg [ pdf ] - The Tech Herald - Blackhat: Is Apple lacking in the security department,
01-Apr-2008 by Steve Ragan [ pdf ]
2008 - March
- The Register - Apple lags MS in security response,
31-Mar-2008 by John Leyden [ pdf ] - InformationWeek - Apples Security Patch Process Gets Worse While Microsofts Gets Better,
31-Mar-2008 by Thomas Claburn [ pdf ] - Heise Security (deutsch) - Black Hat: Neue Metrik für Sicherheit von Betriebssystemen vorgestellt, [ pdf ]
- IBM Internet Security Systems - Apple Crumble @ Blackhat,
28-Mar-2008 by Gunter Ollmann [ pdf ] - Wall Street Journal WSJ - Terrifying Computer Owners Part X,
28-Mar-2008 Business Technology - ITWorld: IDG News Service - Microsoft vs. Apple: Who patches 0-days faster?,
27-Mar-2008 by Jeremy Kirk [ pdf ] - SlashDot - Microsoft or Apple - Who Is the Faster Patcher?,
27-Mar-2008 by Zonk [ pdf ] - ETH Life - Tatort Internet,
11-Mar-2008 by Samuel Schläfli [ pdf ]
28-Mar-2008 by Daniel Bachfeld
2004
2004 - April
- Heise Security - Angriff der Mail-Bürokratie,
14-Apr-2004 by Jürgen Schmidt [ pdf ] - Secunia Advisory SA11302 - Qmail Non-Delivery Notification DDoS Security Issue
08-Apr-2004 - Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) - Alert AL04-005: Mail Non-Delivery Attack
07-Apr-2004 - NewScientist - Email attack could kill servers.
06-Apr-2004 by Will Knight [ pdf ] - TheRegister - The Joe Job DoS attack, Mail bomb attack brown alert,
06-Apr-2004 by John Leyden [ pdf ]