So the OSCP journey is hard work, needs commitment, understanding from your wife and a try harder attitude (you will hate the words try harder and love them at the same time). To be able to pass the exam and earn the OSCP cert you will need to get enough points […]
Security
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Time is the most important factor in detecting network breaches and, consequently, in containing cyber incidents and mitigating the cost of a breach. “Security event investigations can last hours, and a full analysis of an advanced threat can take days, weeks or even months. Even large security operations center (SOC) teams […]
Millions of services that ought to be restricted are exposed on the open internet, creating a huge risk of hacker attack against databases and more. Infosec firm Rapid7’s researchers took a close look at the millions and millions of individual services that live on the public IP network, one of […]
SYMANTEC is reporting about Linux.Wifatch They are suggesting that it might be a good guy type of internet threat that wants to solve problems with the Internet of Things. I know that this sounds a little strange, and not your usual computer infection, It’s like a cyber Batman helping people out. […]
Update flawed, new one needed for countless gadgets Google’s security update to fix the Stagefright vulnerability in millions of Android smartphones is buggy – and a new patch is needed. The Stagefright flaw is named after a component within the Android operating system that, among other things, processes incoming text […]
BitDefender has compromised the details of around 250 users after a data breach revealed that it doesn’t encrypt details of certain customers. First reported by Forbes, the DetoxRansome group behind the hack showed that the usernames and passwords they pilfered were completely encrypted. The passwords would have been incredibly hard […]
Google has updated the stable channel of Chrome to version 44.0.2403.89. In addition to new features, which Google plans to detail these days, the latest release addressed a total of 43 security issues. The list of vulnerabilities reported by external researchers includes 12 high severity bugs. Judging by the rewards […]
A pair of well-known hackers have proven that they can take over a car’s vital functions–including brakes and acceleration–from anywhere with an Internet connection. A pair of well-known hackers have proven that they can take over a car’s vital functions–including brakes and acceleration–from anywhere with an Internet connection. As described […]
A company known for visibility for network management launches a cyber security tool with a similar approach. If you’re familiar with Gigamon, you likely know them as the market-leading vendor in the emerging “visibility fabric” space. The company’s products provide businesses with pervasive and intelligent network data across physical and […]
With Microsoft’s Wi-Fi Sense, people connect to open Wi-Fi networks. But does simplifying the connection process increase the peril? Some security experts think so. Wi-Fi Sense is a Microsoft Wi-Fi connection program that was first introduced in Windows Phone 8.1, and is now being ported to Windows 10. Microsoft considers […]
I’m sure you have read about the hackers and malware that are accessing people’s webcam and spying on them. We’ll here are my tips to make it as hard as possible for them to succeed. The first thing you need to do is use a decent firewall. I hear you […]