How Cybercriminals Are Exploiting Technology After Roe v. Wade (Ultrasounds, the Dark Web, etc.)
Tensions run high in America after the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade; a 1973 court case granting citizens the right to have abortions....
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- Jul 31, 2022
- 4 min
North Korea's Newest APT Prodigy: HolyGhost "Cost Affordable" Ransomware
North Korea is always a hot topic because of the population’s baffling devotion to “supreme leader/God” Kim Jong-un (a.k.a the world’s...
- Jul 27, 2022
- 7 min
Toxic Ex: Scammers And Their Techniques Are Evolving
There is no denying the fact that scammers are horrible. They do not care who they prey upon (whether it is the young, elderly, poor,...
- May 8, 2022
- 5 min
OSI Model Explained
INTRODUCTION The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model is a 7-layer framework that describes how computer networks function and...
- Dec 25, 2021
- 1 min
KALI-LINUX Tutorial 1: Basic Linux File Commands
This basic tutorial demonstrates some introductory file commands for navigating the Linux operating system from the command line on a...
- Dec 25, 2021
- 6 min
Coverage On The Great “Sunburst” Cyber Attack
INTRODUCTION It is being called one of the most serious cyber attacks to have ever occurred. The “Sunburst” cyber attack has compromised...
- Dec 25, 2021
- 4 min
“Hurtigruten” Norwegian Cruise Line Currently Suffering From Ransomware Attack
Heading picture courtesy of hurtigruten.com Hurtigruten is a major Norwegian cruise line that takes passengers from port to port in...
- Dec 24, 2021
- 8 min
What Are SQL Injection Attacks?
WHAT ARE SQL INJECTION ATTACKS? According to a tutorial conducted by PortSwigger’s Web Security Academy “SQL Injection?”, an SQL...
- Dec 24, 2021
- 12 min
How To Deal With A Cyber Attack As A User
INTRODUCTION Most often, users are educated on how to better prevent cyber attacks from occurring, which is a highly important skill in...
- Dec 24, 2021
- 1 min
Presentation: “Industrial Control Systems Security In The Age Of Covid-19”
Industrial Control Systems security is the protection of critical infrastructure such as power grids, stadiums, public transit systems,...
- Dec 24, 2021
- 9 min
How To Identify A Phishing Attack: Picking A Suspicious Message Apart Piece By Piece
Yesterday, a colleague of your correspondent was wondering if a suspicious SMS message they received was a scam. The following message...
- Dec 24, 2021
- 6 min
What Is Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security?
INTRODUCTION Everyone has had this thought while standing in a large, important, public area: “With such a massive space, how do they...
- Dec 22, 2021
- 4 min
How To Build A Python Ping Script On A Mac Computer
INTRODUCTION Regardless of whether you are in application development or network security, every cybersecurity professional should know...
- Dec 21, 2021
- 4 min
Changing 'The Authentication Game': Enter AutoPassword
INTRODUCTION When logging on to anything, it is the natural habit of users to blindly enter their password and user id without checking...
- Dec 21, 2021
- 7 min
Why People Of Interest (Celebrities, Sports stars, Politicians, etc.) Should Have Personal Privacy O
After the great Twitter hack of 2020, in which a vast range of celebrities and politicians (including Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Kim...
- Dec 21, 2021
- 4 min
What Is The Cyber “CIA” Triad?
INTRODUCTION For anyone in the cybersecurity field, or for anyone that is just learning the basics of cybersecurity, the most important...
- Dec 21, 2021
- 3 min
2020's Monumental Celebrity-Infused Twitter Hack: What Happened?
INTRODUCTION Last week, Twitter users noticed a bizarre wave of tweets originating from high-profile accounts, all issuing nearly the...
- Dec 21, 2021
- 4 min
What Is Encryption? A Basic Introduction
WHAT IS ENCRYPTION? Encryption is the process of using an algorithm called a cipher to make information incomprehensible to those who are...
- Dec 21, 2021
- 6 min
On TikTok: A Cybersecurity Perspective
INTRODUCTION Amidst America’s political trade war with China, last week President Trump has called for a ban on tik tok- a Chinese social...
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
Building Efficient AI Web Intrusion Detection Systems (WIDS)
An interesting paper, “Malicious Web Request Detection Using Character-Level CNN” written by researchers Wei Rong, Bowen Zhang, and...
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