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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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The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, or "GDPR," is a law based entirely on data protection and user privacy from corporate enterprises. With a lot of data and information being stored on the Internet of Things (IoT) and then used for advertising and marketing, keeping more info
The internet is a frightening place in which anyone can interact with anyone on the planet no matter where their physical locations are. Greater things are possible each year, and this suggests that advancements we can’t yet comprehend or imagine will one day be commonplace down the line. Technolo
Written by:Kayla Matthews tech journalist & writer http://productivitybytes.comOne of the worst things that may someday happen to the modern supply chain will stem from a major cybersecurity attack. Theoretically, hackers could wreak absolute havoc on a variety of operations.Consider the mechanics
Health care data breaches are on the rise. In 2018, there were numerous high-profile breaches and a much large number of smaller ones.In November, personal information of more than 2 million patients of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Atrium Health was compromised, including billing information, S
Phishing and social engineering has been around since Han Solo has flown the Millennium Flacon. The typically response is deleting the messages and giving the middle finger however, what more could be done to strike back? This talk will cover how to build an artificial environment and develop anti p
Written by Ronny MartelliAll Windows computers come with the firewall security system installed and free Windows defender from Microsoft. Of course, you pay for it when you buy the Windows 10 license. But at least you get free protection for your computer. Do you need extra protection? There is mo
Kayla Matthews tech journalist & writer http://productivitybytes.com http://productivitybytes.com Application security, often abbreviated as AppSec, is a crucial part of application development. AppSec encompasses the measures taken to ensure an app is not prone to breaches.Having an AppSec stra
Many cybersecurity experts will, from time to time, want to examine how malware works and how it affects a specific operating system. Malware researchers often use sandboxes to run malicious files, which allows them to safely analyze malware behavior. This is often referred to as ‘detonating’ the
For many years, virtual reality was something from science fiction movies. It was something that might be possible in the future, but it has already arrived. The pace of technology has moved so quickly in the past few years that there are many things that for a while were just in our imaginations.
The internet is a vast and confusing place; a medley of code, hosts, databases and information. When your average Joe does the online shopping or chats on Facebook, they only see the surface, the end result, but there’s so much more happening underneath. Take bots, for example. Bots are automated
"artificial-intelligence-2167835_1280" (Public Domain) by alansimpsonMe Caption: a female robot looking at computer code.Ever since poker moved to an online setting in the 2000s, strategies and ways of playing have drastically changed. In a sense, online poker is an entirely different game to the
The online casino industry has seen an unprecedented rise in popularity in recent years. More and more players are taking advantage of the convenience online gambling offers, as you can play at any time from the comfort of your home. Most gamblers are looking for the same things: an easy to naviga