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Analysts tell El Reg why Russia’s operators aren’t that careful, and why North Korea wants money AND data Feature Ransomware gangsters and state-sponsored online spies fall on opposite ends of the cyber-crime spectrum.…
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Slashdot reader headlessbrick writes: Google security researchers have discovered a way to bypass AMD’s security, enabling them to load unofficial microcode into its processors and modify the silicon’s behaviour at will. To demonstrate this, they created a microcode patch that forces the chips to always return 4 when asked for a random number. Beyond simply…
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Modern micro-architectural attacks use a variety of building blocks chained to develop a final exploit. However, since in most cases, the footprint of such attacks is not visible architecturally (like, in the file-system), it becomes trickier to defend against these. In light of this, several automated defence mechanisms use Hardware Performance Counters (HPCs) detect when…
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Zero Trust in Cloud Security: Never Trust, Always Verify – The New Stack
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Coker: Agencies flooded with cyberattacks, beset with complex problems can’t always innovate | CyberScoop Skip to main content
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A new bombshell scoop from NBC News revealed an internal U.S. Border Patrol memo claiming that 30 percent of camera towers that compose the agency’s “Remote Video Surveillance System” (RVSS) program are broken. According to the report, the memo describes “several technical problems” affecting approximately 150 towers.
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For IT professionals and MSPs, a company’s security posture is influenced not only by technology but also by its team’s daily actions. Whether intentional or accidental, human behavior plays a significant role in either fortifying or undermining security measures.
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Published in · 13 min read · 1 day ago Summary This blog describes some techniques for generating encoded Linux reverse shell payload (I also have a similar article for Windows). Sometimes, the default (plaintext) payload may not work due to input filtering or the selected binary (e.g. netcat) not being available on the target…
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A disgruntled IT worker at a national industrial company in the US has been arrested after he launched an extortion campaign targeting his former employer in 2023.
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Published in · 12 min read · Just now Summary This blog describes some techniques for generating encoded Windows reverse shell payload. (I also have a similar article for Linux). There are two main reasons why reverse shell payloads don’t work on Windows. First, the payload is typically considered malicious and blocked by Windows Defender.…
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August research from the Cleveland Clinic found an association between consuming erythritol, a sugar substitute found in many baked goods and other sweets, and a potentially increased risk for cardiovascular events like stroke or heart attack.
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Evil always deserved better than it got. After weathering three changes of venue — first on CBS, then on nascent streaming service CBS All Access, then on the rebranded Paramount Plus — the horror series managed to draw critical acclaim and a faithful audience. It was canceled anyway in its fourth season and given an…
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Ryan Seah, Daren Khu, Alexander Hoover, Ruth Ng ePrint Report Always Encrypted (AE) is a Microsoft SQL Server feature that allows clients to encrypt sensitive data inside client applications and ensures that the sensitive data is hidden from untrusted servers and database administrators. AE offers two column-encryption options: deterministic encryption (DET) and randomized encryption (RND).…
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Here’s Why a Hosted API Gateway Is Always Better Than Building Your Own – The New Stack
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Ask a connected device developer which operating system they prefer and most — about three-quarters to be exact — will reply with Linux. The open-source system is far and away the king of the Internet of Things (IoT) thanks to its flexibility and support for various architectures.