Make Malware Happy, (Mon, Jan 6th)

When I teach FOR610[1], I like to use a funny quotation with my students: “Make malware happy!” What does it mean? Yes, we like malware, and we need to treat it in a friendly way. To help the malware work or detonate successfully, it’s recommended that we replicate the environment where it was discovered (or at least, as much as possible). This is not always easy because we often receive a sample outside of its context.

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New York Times Recognizes Open-Source Maintainers With 2024 ‘Good Tech’ Award

This week New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose published his annual “Good Tech” awards to “shine the spotlight on a few tech projects that I think contributed positively to humanity.”

And high on the list is “Andres Freund, and every open-… Continue reading New York Times Recognizes Open-Source Maintainers With 2024 ‘Good Tech’ Award

Balancing proprietary and open-source tools in cyber threat research

In this Help Net Security interview, Thomas Roccia, Senior Security Researcher at Microsoft, discusses how threat research drives faster, better decision-making in cybersecurity operations. Roccia provides insights into balancing internal and external … Continue reading Balancing proprietary and open-source tools in cyber threat research

Weekly Update 433

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It sounds easy – “just verify people’s age before they access the service” – but whether we’re talking about porn in the US or Australia’s incoming social media laws, the reality is way more complex than that. There’s no unified

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Only 26% of Europe’s top companies earn a high rating for cybersecurity

With the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) deadline approaching on 17th January, 2025, Europe’s top 100 companies face an urgent cybersecurity challenge, according to SecurityScorecard. A-rated companies safer from breaches The report high… Continue reading Only 26% of Europe’s top companies earn a high rating for cybersecurity