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Article SAP Mobile Infrastructure Security [Updated 2019] SAP, like any other large vendor, is evolving towards greater mobility and providing access to its applications from different devices located…
Article Mobile Phone Tracking [Updated 2019] GSM or Global System for Mobile Communication is a technology that's widely used in mobile communications, especially mobile phones. This technology…
Article Security in Public API’s – How [Updated 2019] Far too often we will download an API (Application Programming Interface) from Programmable Web, or download an SDK like the Facebook SDK and not…
Article Duqu 2.0: The most sophisticated malware ever seen [Updated 2019] Disconcerting news is shocking the IT security industry. The virus protection giant Kaspersky has been compromised by a sophisticated cyber-threat.…
Article Hacking PDF: util.prinf() Buffer Overflow: Part 2 [Updated 2019] For part 1 of this series, click here. 1. Introduction In the previous part we've seen the structure of the PDF document and extracted the…
Article OWASP top 10 A7: Insufficient attack protection “Security is always seen as too much until the day it’s not enough.” This quote by William H. Webster, an American attorney, jurist and current…
Article Rootkits 101 Introduction Rootkits are a species of malicious software with incredible damage potential. Due to their sophistication and complexity, they also…
Article "Cost of a Data Breach Report" - our analysis Introduction Each year, an important study is performed by the Ponemon Institute that is sponsored by IBM Security. The report generated from the…
Article Types of rootkits A rootkit is simply a set of tools that can maintain root privileged access to an operating system. A malware rootkit will usually carry a malicious…
Article Mailsploit: The Undetectable Spoofing Attack [Updated 2019] Pentester Sabri Haddouche just uncovered a major new email spoofing tactic. Named Mailsploit, the technique leverages bugs in email clients and…
Article Process control network (PCN) evolution A Process Control Network (PCN) is a network composed of real-time industrial control systems which manage, monitor and control industrial…
Article Starting a cybersecurity career with a degree versus certifications Introduction Do you need a degree to get a job in cybersecurity? To say this is a hotly debated issue would be an understatement. A quick Google…
Article Modern Physical Security Awareness Is More Than Dumpster Diving [Updated 2019] What is Physical Security The term "physical security" refers to the security measures that are put in place in order to deny unauthorized access to…
Article OWASP Top 10 #10: Unprotected APIs [Updated 2019] Modern applications are becoming more complex, more critical and more connected. The difficulty of achieving application security has increased…
Article OllyDbg Introduction OllyDbg is a 32-bit debugging tool used to analyze binary code. Its popularity is tied to the fact that people can do so despite not…
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Article Anti-debugging and anti-VM techniques and anti-emulation [updated 2019] These days malware is becoming more advanced. Malware Analysts use lots of debugging software and applications to analyze malware and spyware.…
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Article IT vs ICS Today’s technology is defined by two terms, information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). IT is the use of hardware and software to…
Article Eyesight to the Blind – SSL Decryption for Network Monitoring [Updated 2019] SSL and network monitoring aren't the most compatible of partners – even with the most sophisticated detection infrastructure in the world, you'll…
Article Cybercrime and the underground market [Updated 2019] Technology is invading our lives. Every day we perform a multitude of operations using computing devices; we check out bank account balance, we pay…
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