NullMixer: oodles of Trojans in a single dropper
NullMixer is a dropper delivering a number of Trojans, such as RedLine Stealer, SmokeLoader, Satacom, and others. Continue reading NullMixer: oodles of Trojans in a single dropper
The Sensory Bridge Is Your Path To A Desktop Rave
[Lixie Labs] are no strangers to creating many projects with LEDs or other displays. Now they’ve created a low latency music visualizer, called the Sensory Bridge, that creates gorgeous light …read more Continue reading The Sensory Bridge Is Your Path To A Desktop Rave
Easy Python Sandbox Detection , (Mon, Sep 26th)
Many malicious Python scripts implement a sandbox detection mechanism, I already wrote diaries about this[1], but it requires some extra code in the script. Because we are lazy (attackers too), why not try to automate this and easily detect the presence of such a security mechanism?
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New Binary Pulsar Detected With CHIME
Using the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), astronomers have detected a new radio pulsar in a binary system with a massive non-degenerate companion star. The discovery of the pulsar, which received designation PSR J2108+4516, was … Continue reading New Binary Pulsar Detected With CHIME
The unpredictabilities of NASA’s wild plan to ram an asteroid off course
It’s the stuff of sci-fi disaster films. What do we do if an asteroid is on a collision course with our home planet? One option might be the use of brute force, sending a spacecraft to intervene in the asteroid’s trajectory to simply knock it off cours… Continue reading The unpredictabilities of NASA’s wild plan to ram an asteroid off course
3 ways to gauge your company’s preparedness to recover from data loss
Use these three questions to assess your company’s preparedness to retrieve lost data. 1. Do you have backups of your data? This fundamental question is the basis of your reaction and remediation strategy. Without a backup, data loss is inevitabl… Continue reading 3 ways to gauge your company’s preparedness to recover from data loss
Kia Plans To Build EVs In the US To Comply With New Federal Tax Credit
Kia is planning to manufacture its electric vehicles in the US, according to South Korean media sources Maeil Business and SBS (via The EV Officials). The Verge reports: The automaker currently builds its flagship electric car and North American sales … Continue reading Kia Plans To Build EVs In the US To Comply With New Federal Tax Credit
How the CIO’s relationship to IT security is changing
In this Help Net Security video, Joe Leonard, CTO at GuidePoint Security, illustrates how the role of the CIO is changing as cybersecurity priorities and responsibilities are creeping into the job description. Globally, CIOs find it most difficult to s… Continue reading How the CIO’s relationship to IT security is changing
This Found-Sound Organ Was Made with Python and a Laser Cutter
Certain among our readership will no doubt remember attaching a playing card to the front fork of one’s bicycle so that the spokes flapped the card as the wheel rotated. …read more Continue reading This Found-Sound Organ Was Made with Python and a Laser Cutter
Watch the world’s first hydrofoiling ground effect vehicle take off
Regent has released video of its remarkable Seaglider prototype in flight testing. The first machine to combine the efficiency advantages of ground effect and hydrofoiling in a single design, it promises revolutionary speed and range in coastal areas.C… Continue reading Watch the world’s first hydrofoiling ground effect vehicle take off