Article The Five Largest Ransomware Attacks of 2017 The Year 2017 had a lot of sleepless nights for the security professional, IT admins, etc. as huge cyber-attacks marred it. Targets of those…
Article Powerful Skygofree Spyware Was Already Reported and Analyzed In 2017 The Skygofree spyware analyzed by Kaspersky today was first spotted by the researcher Lukas Stefanko and the first analysis was published last year…
Article Five standardization bodies security professionals need to know Standardization bodies are organizations that exist specifically for developing, coordinating, promoting and interpreting technical standards. As…
Article How to Become an Information Systems Security Auditor Cybercrime numbers never fail to impress. According to Ponemon’s 2017 Cost of Cyber Crime Study, the number of security breaches increased over 27%…
Article Hacking tools: Web application hacking tools Certain tools are essential if you want to hack a web application. Knowledge is key in everything, and this involves hacking. To hack websites as…
Article Password cracking using Cain & Abel According to the official website, Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft Operating Systems. It allows easy recovery of various kinds…
Article Computer crime investigation using forensic tools and technology As more and more users go mobile and utilize interconnected devices, computers are often at the center of incidents and investigations. Evidence for…
Article Necurs: World’s Largest Botnet This article examines what is touted to be the world's largest botnet known as "Necurs," focusing on the following: How Necurs stands out from other…
Article Creating an API authenticated with OAuth 2 in Node.js In the second part of the Securing Web APIs series, we are going to shed light on the OAuth authorization framework and we are going to build a…
Article DNS hacking (beginner to advanced) DNS is a naming system for computers that converts human-readable domain names e.g. (infosecinstitute.com) into computer-readable IP-addresses.…
Article Phishing Attacks in the Manufacturing Industry Introduction In the second quarter of 2017, the manufacturing industry was the most targeted by cyber-attacks, with 24% of attacks globally,…
Article Phishing Attacks in the Recreation Industry Introduction When it comes to phishing schemes, the world of recreation may appear safer than more finance-oriented pursuits like banking, cloud…
Article Phishing Attacks in the Shipping Industry Introduction The good old email is still the cybercriminals’ most preferred avenue for unauthorized access to your technological (and other) assets.…
Article 5 Easy Ways to Protect Your Small Business from Phishing Attacks Your business is vulnerable to phishing attacks, no matter what size it is. According to the 2016 State of SMB Security Report, half of the 28…
Article 5 social media site privacy issues you should worry about I recently took my Amazon Alexa device to a friend’s home so they could see what I had been going on about for months. The friend and her husband,…
Article 11 Points to Consider When Virtualizing Security Virtualized computing resources can save organizations money, but awareness of the security implications must be to the fore in any discussion As…
Article Overview of Computer Forensics Linux Distributions What is a Live CD? A live CD/DVD/Disk contains a complete bootable Operating System that runs in a computer’s memory, rather than loading from the…
Article E-Discovery and Computer Forensics – How are They Different? Introduction to E-Discovery E-discovery is the procedure by which parties involved in a legal case collect, preserve, review and exchange…
Article Meltdown and Spectre Patches: a story of delays, lies, and failures The beginning On January 3, white hackers from Google Project Zero have disclosed some vulnerabilities in Intel chips called Meltdown…
Article Computer Forensics Roles and Responsibilities These days cops might be trolling for bad guys online in a chat room as often—maybe even more often—than chasing them down a back alley. Although…
Article Computer Forensics Code of Ethics Computer Forensics Code of Ethics ensures fairness and integrity An important aspect of most professional associations is its code of ethics. A code…
Article Autopsy Computer Forensics Platform Overview Autopsy: a platform overview Autopsy is the graphical user interface (GUI) used in The Sleuth Kit to make it simpler to operate, automating many of…
Article How to Develop an Incident Response Plan in 9 Simple Steps Introduction Developing an incident response (IR) plan is not an easy task that can be accomplished in a day. It is a process that requires thought…
Article Hacking tools: Reverse engineering Reverse engineering refers to the duplication of another producer's product following a thorough examination of its construction or composition. It…
