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 →
OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is a link state routing Protocol, a type of the Internal Gateway Protocol (IGP), which was designed to scale and support more extensive networks. To findRead More →
Security analysis and penetration testing is an integral part of creating any kind of secure network. This brings us to the WiFi hacking software that could be used for ethicallyRead More →
THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Commission voted Thursday to dismantle its net neutrality regulations. But that won’t end the fight over rules that prohibit internet service providers from creating fast lanes for some content, whileRead More →
In my post about how insecure AppLocker really are we concluded that the only valid bypass technique (from the 7 I tested) was actually msbuild.exe. The next question is, how can weRead More →
AWS SSO will let users manage access to multiple AWS accounts and applications using their existing corporate credentials. Amazon Web Services’ re:Invent conference is wrapped up and in the bag,Read More →
The company’s former chief security officer kept the hack a secret. Uber concealed a massive data breach for more than a year, according to a report by Bloomberg. Hackers stole names, emailRead More →
When we give privacy or security advice, we usually talk about strong passwords, backing up your data, using security applications, keeping systems up to date, and avoiding default settings. InRead More →
Internet privacy is an issue that has gained significant traction over the years. Cybercriminals have increasing control over the hacked accounts of people on the net, including usage statistics, searchRead More →
As well as doing training, challenges and shadowing engagements, MWR interns conduct research projects into a range of areas. The purpose of this research was to investigate sysdig and falco tools,Read More →
Tor, the anonymity network was in need of an upgrade, as the world started raising concerns about its reliability. It was this year only when a hacker managed to takeRead More →
