Overview
Explore a thought-provoking conference talk from the 15th IEEE Workshop on Offensive Technologies that delves into the potential weaponization of censorship infrastructure for availability attacks. Learn how researchers from the University of Maryland investigate the vulnerabilities in censorship systems and their potential misuse. Gain insights into the complex interplay between censorship technologies and cybersecurity, understanding how these tools can be exploited to launch attacks on network availability. Discover the implications of this research for both censorship circumvention efforts and the broader field of network security.
Syllabus
[WOOT2021] Your Censor is My Censor: Weaponizing Censorship Infrastructure for Availability Attacks
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IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy