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The RSA USA Conference was one of the first cybersecurity conferences I ever attended years ago. I still feel nostalgic walking through the innovation sandbox, attending keynotes delivered from the top thinkers in the industry, and listening to sessions covering every major topic.Star Trek’s very ow
Pegasus (also known as Trident) is a red team tool (software package) that some people have classified as malware and/or spyware. Basically it empowers the offense security team with very strong capabilities and was created by the Israeli cyber-security firm NSO Group.The software primary targets Ap
Closing out 2019, one of the worst years so far for data breaches which saw nearly 8 billion records exposed. Going into 2020, cybersecurity workers are dealing with more threats than ever and often handling greater quantities of cloud-stored data, all while strained by a growing skills gap that s
Wyze, a brand best known for their budget security cameras, announced in a post on the brand’s forums that it had suffered what is likely to be the last major data breach of the 2010s. According to the company, more than 2.4 million records were exposed after a database containing user information w
It's a nightmare scenario, one that's more and more common every year as data becomes more valuable — despite your best defenses, some of the confidential data your company holds on to was accessed by hackers or cyber criminals. While the breach is in the past, there's a lot your company can still
As I continue my OSCP journey I have popped a few more boxes since my last blog. It’s been about a month or two so I figure I would write another one describing how I went from initially exploiting a directory traversal vulnerability to eventually getting shell access as system on a Windows box ru
I had almost forgotten about the Google Stadia system I ordered on June 11th until I saw a charge on my credit card go thru on Nov 16th. I received the invite code for Stadia on Nov 18th, and the shipment from Google arrived on Nov 19th (at least that is when I checked the packages that were sitt
The internet has made business so much easier, especially for smaller establishments who would not have even had the chance to exist if it had not been for the rapid development of eCommerce.Unfortunately, as is true in every other situation that involves money and success, there is a dark side that
I’ve been in the business of IT/Security for about 30 years now and I am always looking for ways to improve my skillset and understanding the various domains of security. One area I always found interesting is the offensive side of security. I find it extremely important because it gives you a bette
We produce more data than ever. In fact, we create enough that standard statistical analysis isn't powerful enough to analyze all the information tech giants like Google and Amazon collect. Instead, these companies are turning to big data to know what consumers want — maybe even before they do.Big d
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