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Article Phishing techniques: Expired password/account Nowadays, a fair number of phishing attacks have been linked to expired password scams. This is a tactic used to steal identifying information and…
Article Hack the Box (HTB) machines walkthrough series — Forest Today we will be continuing with our exploration of Hack the Box (HTB) machines as seen in previous articles. This walkthrough is of an HTB machine…
Article Keeping Alexa out of the boardroom (and the bedroom office): IoT security tips for remote employees Introduction I can’t help myself. I find myself liking Alexa. She/he/it isn’t exactly a friend, but I can play music and find out the weather and do…
Article Symfonos 5.2: CTF walkthrough In this article, we will solve a Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge that was posted on the VulnHub website by an author named ‘Zayotic.’ As per the…
Article Cybersecurity Weekly: New COVID domains, Pulse Secure VPN, Nemty goes private Thousands of newly-registered Coronavirus-themed domains have appeared since early March. Patched Pulse Secure VPNs could still expose organizations…
Article Windows Internals for Malware Analysis Introduction This article defines Windows internals and illustrates tools which can be used to explore Windows internal systems. We’ll be defining…
Article ICS/SCADA Security Technologies and Tools Introduction Industrial Control System (ICS)-embedded architectures differ from standard enterprise systems. ICS are interconnected, like enterprise…
Article Growing the number of women in cybersecurity with Olivia Rose Cybersecurity is a field on the cutting edge, yet when it comes to gender parity, there’s still much progress to be made. For women, breaking into a…
Article Windows 10 Auditing Features Introduction "At 7:04am on July 22nd, our bad actor successfully obtained access to the user's workstation. At 7:06am, they attempted to install…
Article Web Traffic Analysis Introduction: Significance and Impact In 2018 DayTrek Corp, a broadband and data communications company in the UK discovered a cross-site…
Article Understanding Windows Registry Introduction Let’s say a user just finished installing a piece of recommended software. They weren’t really familiar with the source, but the…
Article Understanding Windows Services Introduction In order to understand the functions that Windows services perform, we need to first understand the role breakdown of Windows systems…
Article 10 tips to get federal funding approval for training We've helped thousands of teams and individuals secure federal training funding over the past 15 years. Here are 10 tips we've learned along the way.
Article Phishing techniques: Contest winner scam Introduction: Phishing is evolving via bogus online ads and webmail Phishing scams are among the most serious and pervasive frauds operating today.…
Article Certifications compared: GCFA vs. CSFA vs. CCFP Introduction: The importance of forensic analysts An increase in computer crimes is driving the need for more certified forensics analysts. These…
Article Teach yourself cybersecurity with skills-based education, says John Wagnon In this episode of Infosec’s Cyber Work Podcast series, host Chris Sienko speaks with John Wagnon, Senior Solution Developer at F5 Networks. They…
Article VulnHub CTF walkthrough: Sar 1 In this article, we will solve a Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge which was posted on Vulnhub. As you may know from previous articles, vulnhub.com…
Article Cybersecurity Weekly: Apple Mail flaw, hackers make millions, Trickbot exploits COVID-19 Apple devices found to be vulnerable to a zero-day flaw in the default mail app. Hackers trick British private equity firms into sending $1.3…
Article Firewalls for ICS/SCADA environments Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) environments are facing increasing exposure to the internet,…
Article Intrusion Detection and Prevention for ICS/SCADA Environments Introduction Although the target audience for this writing is information security professionals such as ICS & SCADA or automation managers and…
Article SIEM for ICS/SCADA environments Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions are the traditional IT go-to for organizations looking to get the most out of their vast…
Article 6 ways to address the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities Introduction The OWASP top 10 list of vulnerabilities has long been the source of data that information security professionals trust with making…
