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Founder · Packet.Zip
Aamir Lakhani is a leading senior security strategist responsible for providing IT security solutions to major enterprises and government organizations. He creates technical security strategies and leads security implementation projects for Fortune 500 companies, and has designed offensive counter-defense measures for the Department of Defense and national intelligence agencies.
His areas of expertise include adversarial AI, cyber defense, mobile application threats, malware management, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) research, and the dark web. He is the author or contributor of several books, and has appeared on FOX Business News, National Public Radio, and other media outlets as an expert on cybersecurity.
Writing under the pseudonym Packet.Zip, he operates this blog. In its list of 46 Federal Technology Experts to Follow on Twitter, Forbes described Aamir Lakhani as "a blogger, InfoSec specialist, super hero…and all around good guy."
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NATO, the North American Treaty Organization, conducts missions all around the globe — on land, on the sea, in the air, and in cyberspace. The success of many of these missions is contingent on space-based architecture and systems — satellites and the Earth-based equipment that communicates with t
Everyone should be aware of cyber crime; it is simply an element that comes with the modern digital age. Thieves, hackers, pirates, and other criminals are only expanding into the digital realm. This means that customer information, shipping information, proprietary company information, and more i
The modern age is a marvel for cyber professionals. The abundance of new and innovative technology causes the digital plain to shift, change and adapt constantly. With these advances in technology arises new security threats. Hackers and cybercriminals now have more ways to access networks and wreak
Launching a new business? This is an exciting time but also one which causes a huge amount of stress because there are so many areas that need work and focus. In today’s day and age, cybersecurity must be a priority for new businesses yet unfortunately it is often an area overlooked by entrepreneurs
Databases are the core of a business, especially an online business. They track your orders, customers, inventory, and more. Despite these databases being vital, some companies still don’t take the necessary steps to protect them properly.Cybersecurity is the act of protecting something digital fr
A cryptocurrency research platform Chain Open Research, more commonly known as Corindex, has released its monthly report regarding the most outstanding performances and changes in standings of particular cryptocurrency assets. Let’s go over whether they bring anything new to the table.As the report
If a company hasn't already been hacked into, then it's just a matter of time. Part of living in the digital era is having everything connected to devices and clouds, and part of integrating technology leaves businesses just a tad vulnerable. You can implement as much security features as possible,
A research into the global crypto exchange performance of the last month. Chain Open Research, an analytical research web portal has released its seventh report on the performance of the leading exchanges - “April 2019 Crypto Exchange Analytics and Research”, featuring an abundance of data regardin
APIs, or application programming interfaces, are collections of functions or procedures that create software applications that provide unique value to users. APIs provide an operating system, application, or service that can be useful to you by providing connectors between two things. For instance
People get regularly bombarded with news of massive data breaches and tips for how to stay safe online. They can read content about how to create complex passwords, understanding the signs of a phishing attack and how to turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) for their devices. But at a certain p
Playing at online casinos has become incredibly popular over the last decade, and as with all things that become regular occurrences in our lives, it can become easy to start overlooking the basics.This is particularly true when it comes to security, as we tend to assume that popular online casinos
My buddy, Tony G (http://illumin808.com/) came across this interesting tool a few weeks ago called SILENTTRINITY. Its a post-exploitation tool created in Python and leveraged IronPython and C# to accomplish Offensive tasks many Red Teamers and Penetration folks use PowerShell to complete. He created