tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875668111631820725.post5033318952787230221..comments2023-04-06T05:14:38.033-04:00Comments on A Fistful of Dongles: Beware The BST MonsterEric Huberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03501931630996986857noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875668111631820725.post-88586171071624590002011-06-07T10:15:28.918-04:002011-06-07T10:15:28.918-04:00Speaking from someone on the other side of the pon...Speaking from someone on the other side of the pond, US timezones can be even more confusing! <br /><br />When you have 4 different timezones, each with seemingly different summertime changes, it can get very confusing - especially as US CSPs/ISPs will output their data in local time format.<br /><br />This can of course be key when requesting IP information, as being as little as an hour out Johnhttp://www.jhannon.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875668111631820725.post-74182353758206030802011-06-05T02:00:54.112-04:002011-06-05T02:00:54.112-04:00Also thanks for the mention of China and cyber-esp...Also thanks for the mention of China and cyber-espionage. <br /><br />The following statement is so spot on:<br />"...what ultimately counts is what the Chinese think about the utility of cyberwar rather than what we think about it."<br /><br />This is also applicable to some other countries. The Russians tend to have a far broader view of security than do Americans, preferring the Jonathan D. Abolinshttp://jabolins.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875668111631820725.post-35981116299916544562011-06-05T01:56:40.202-04:002011-06-05T01:56:40.202-04:00Eric, thanks for bringing up the BST issue. It'...Eric, thanks for bringing up the BST issue. It's a common confusion in the US to think that the Brit operate automatically off of UTC just because of the location. (I am quite aware of BST from a different context: a missed plane flight in the UK because I did catch that BST went into effect a few hours before.)Jonathan D. Abolinshttp://jabolins.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875668111631820725.post-17302573924971045402011-06-05T01:27:08.075-04:002011-06-05T01:27:08.075-04:00Nice article - I often wonder have forensic newbie...Nice article - I often wonder have forensic newbies in class, who don't understand why the knowledge of concepts of timezones is important for an examiner. Now I can talk about a monster. Thanks.It4n6http://www.balticforensics.denoreply@blogger.com