Waiting for the C2 to Show Up, (Fri, Aug 20th)

Keep this in mind:&#;x26;#;xc2;&#;x26;#;xa0;”Patience is key”.&#;x26;#;xc2;&#;x26;#;xa0;Sometimes when you are working on a malware sample, you depend on online resources. I&#;x26;#;39;m working on a classic case: a Powershell script decodes then injects a shellcode into a process. There are plenty of tools that help you to have a good idea of a shellcode behavior (like scdbg[1]):

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When Lightning Strikes. What works and doesn’t work., (Thu, Aug 19th)

Living in Florida, afternoon thunderstorms are a regular occurrence with Florida having the highest lightning density of any state in the US &#;x26;#;x5b;1&#;x26;#;x5d;. In my time in Florida, I had close or direct strikes damage equipment twice. The most recent incident was about a month ago. So I am sharing here some of the things that work and don&#;x26;#;39;t work.

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5 Things to Consider Before Moving Back to the Office, (Wed, Aug 18th)

Many readers will likely continue to enjoy working from home. Having not worked out of an office for about 20 years myself, I can certainly understand the appeal of working from home. But for some, this isn&#;x26;#;39;t an option and probably not even the preferred way to work. Having likely worked from home for over a year now, there are some things that you need to “readjust” as you are moving back.

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Laravel (<=v8.4.2) exploit attempts for CVE-2021-3129 (debug mode: Remote code execution), (Tue, Aug 17th)

Debugging a live site can be a necessary evil. Having a bug that can&#;x26;#;39;t be reproduced in development or debugging behavior requiring specific dependencies (e.g., external services or specific backend database) that are hard to replicate in development can make debugging a live site in development as standard operating procedures want you to.

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