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What Is Security Fatigue?

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

Aamir Lakhani4 min read

Security Precautions You Should Take Before Playing Live Casino Online

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

Aamir Lakhani3 min read

Python, IronPython, C#/.Net "OH MY" **SILENTTRINITY**

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

Aamir Lakhani1 min read

Data Security in the Wake of GDPR Compliance

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

Aamir Lakhani3 min read

Will Hackers One Day Be able to Access our Thoughts?

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

Aamir Lakhani2 min read

The Ongoing Threat of Health Care Data Breaches

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

Aamir Lakhani3 min read

Fishing for Phishers Enterprise Strikes Back

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

Aamir Lakhani1 min read

Is it worth it to pay for an Antivirus?

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

Aamir Lakhani5 min read

Why Your AppSec Strategy Is Failing

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

Aamir Lakhani4 min read

Setting up Malboxes for Malware Analysis

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

Aamir Lakhani10 min read

Does Virtual Reality Create New Security Threats?

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.

Aamir Lakhani4 min read