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7 articles tagged InfoSec

League of Legends Champ Loses $200k to Sim-Swap Hack

There's been a growing trend in the world of cybercrime recently; that of sim-swapping, a new and subversive type of identity theft. Pro League of Legends gamer and multiple time NA LCS champion Yiliang 'Doublelift' Peng recently took to Youtube to describe his own experience of the process."Your Ac

Aamir Lakhani3 min read

Core 4 “Back to the Basics”

In light of all the cyberattacks that have been well publicized as of late, we see the increasing need for skilled IT security resources to both protect against and respond to rapidly evolving cyber-threats. IT professionals tasked with protecting their companies’ cyber assets are facing growing cha

Aamir Lakhani11 min read

The Security profession: Offense vs. Defense

Lately there has been some articles and conversations around the security profession, particularly the ‘how to get started’ aspect. My good friend, Aamir Lakhani wrote a great article on getting started in cyber security (https://www.doctorchaos.com/getting-started-with-a-career-in-cyber-security-an

Anthony Giandomenico10 min read

Getting started with a career in Cyber Security and Information Security

The Information Security Profession – Where do I Start? I am often asked by individuals to provide advice or guidance on how to get started in the field of information security. Many college students tell me they want to be a hacker, an IT systems penetration tester, or other type of cyber security

Aamir Lakhani12 min read

Cybersecurity and Big Data trends in Retail Industries

The retail and service industry is costly in terms of demands due to the difficulty of managing inventory and precious shelf space. Retailers must carefully plan when to put an item on sale, where to place the item, when to restock the item, and balance understand the potential for opportunity when

Aamir Lakhani11 min read

Covert Operations: Kill Chain Actions using Security Analytics

By Aman DiwakarIn Special Operations, there are multiple actors on either side of the battlefield, at any point in time, attempting to achieve tactical leverage over the enemy. This leverage comes in multiple forms, at different stages of combat and the entire process is referred to as the “Kill Cha

Aamir Lakhani6 min read

Clark-Wilson Security Model

The Clark-Wilson security model is based on preserving information integrity against the malicious attempt of tampering data. The security model maintains that only authorized users should make and be allowed to change the data, unauthorized users should not be able to make any changes, and the syst

Aamir Lakhani2 min read