Julian Assange arrested: Hero of transparency and privacy, or villain against nations?
We all saw the news this morning that Julian Assange was finally nabbed. The headline: “Police arrest Julian Assange at
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Hacking
How threat intelligence sharing can improve the security posture of whole industries
The speed at which cybercriminals operate can be worrying for those tasked with defending networks from attacks. Threat actors can
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Inside the 2014 hack of a Saudi embassy
An attacker claiming to be ISIS took control of the official email account of the Saudi Embassy in the Netherlands
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9 top hacker movies and TV shows of all time
A teenage hacker breaks into NORAD and almost starts a nuclear war. Ronald Reagan was so disturbed by the movie
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What is Metasploit? And how to use this popular hacking tool
Metasploit definition Metasploit is a penetration testing framework that makes hacking simple. It’s an essential tool for many attackers and
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Hackers use Slack to hide malware communications
A group of hackers is using a previously undocumented backdoor program designed to interact with attackers over Slack. While abusing
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What is Mimikatz? And how this password-stealing tool works
Mimikatz definition Mimikatz is a leading post-exploitation tool that dumps passwords from memory, as well as hashes, PINs and Kerberos
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Hackers can invisibly eavesdrop on Bigscreen VR users
Meet the new man-in-the-room attack, which exploited vulnerabilities in the Bigscreen virtual reality (VR) app, allowing attackers to invisibly eavesdrop
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North Korean hackers target Russian-based companies
For the first time, the North Korean APT Lazarus group seems to be participating in coordinated attacks against Russian-based companies.
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Running a capture the flag (CTF) competition: Top tools and resources
To stop the cyber-attacker, you must think like the cyber-attacker. This is a skill that needs practice, and to get
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Disastrous cyber attack on email provider wipes US servers and backups
Some cyber attacks are so disastrous that there’s no coming back from them. Email provider VFEmail worried that was the
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What is a man-in-the-middle attack? How MitM attacks work and how to prevent them
A man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack is when an attacker intercepts communications between two parties either to secretly eavesdrop or modify traffic
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Popular Xiaomi M365 electric scooters can be remotely hacked
Beware, Xiaomi M365 scooters riders, as security researchers say the scooters can be remotely hacked from up to 100 meters
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How polls are hacked: What every business should know
The news in January about Michael Cohen’s indictments covers some interesting ground for IT managers and gives security teams something
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What is an advanced persistent threat (APT)? 5 signs you’ve been hit
Advanced persistent threat definition An advanced persistent threat (APT) is a cyberattack executed by criminals or nation-states with the intent
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