Last week companies specialized in cyber security discovered the existence of a new Persistent Advanced Threat APT, supposedly sponsored by Dark Caracal, an organization dedicated to espionage. Since 2012, he has performedRead More →
Google has launched an ad-blocker for its Chrome web browser that is designed by information security experts to prevent “annoying” and “intrusive” ads being shown to users. Sites will have 30 daysRead More →
This note will explore the life cycle of an attack, how a victim may be infected and what an attacker could do to avoid detection by antivirus systems (AV). GeneralRead More →
A number of professionals in information security can be asked if at this time the existing technology is reliable enough to make use of a system as widespread as WindowsRead More →
A technique widely used to avoid hacking a computer is to isolate it completely from the network, known as air-gapped. This technique was used to write the script of theRead More →
Google has been rewarding for years for finding vulnerabilities in some of its products. Having started the program in November of 2010, the company has recognized that it has paidRead More →
The 21-year-old has been jailed for running a botnet and selling malware in the Dark Web. A 21-year-old has been jailed for two years after being convicted of launching DDoSRead More →
While helping a large organization with improving their overall security posture, I came across an interesting endpoint which I have never come across before. It immediately sparked my interest. TheRead More →
Some weeks ago I read about this Starbucks case where hackers hijacked laptops on the WiFi network to use the devices computing power to mine cryptocurrency, and I thought it might beRead More →
As the values of the largest cryptocurrencies have multiplied, so too have reports of digital-currency miners stealing resources to increase the profitability of their operations. Few weeks back, we reportedRead More →
