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Jeremy Hong: Weaponizing the Radio Spectrum

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Dan Maloney

Jeremy Hong knows a secret or two about things you shouldn’t do with radio frequency (RF), but he’s not sharing.

That seems an odd foundation upon which to build one’s 2018 Hackaday Superconference talk, but it’s for good reason. Jeremy knows how to do things like build GPS and radar jammers, which are federal crimes. Even he hasn’t put his knowledge to practical use, having built only devices that never actually emitted any RF.

So what does one talk about when circumspection is the order of the day? As it turns out, quite a lot. Jeremy focused on how the …read more

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Malcom – Malware Communication Analyzer

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Darknet

Malcom is a Malware Communication Analyzer designed to analyze a system’s network communication using graphical representations of network traffic, and cross-reference them with known malware sources.

This comes handy when analyzing how certain malwar… Continue reading Malcom – Malware Communication Analyzer→

Web Security Stats Show XSS & Outdated Software Are Major Problems

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Darknet

Netsparker just published some anonymized Web Security Stats about the security vulnerabilities their online solution identified on their users’ web applications and web services during the last 3 years.

Data-based stats like these, which are not base… Continue reading Web Security Stats Show XSS & Outdated Software Are Major Problems→

How To Recover When Your Website Got Hacked

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Darknet

The array of easily available Hacking Tools out there now is astounding, combined with self-propagating malware, people often come to me when their website got hacked and they don’t know what to do, or even where to start.

Acunetix has come out with a… Continue reading How To Recover When Your Website Got Hacked→

HTTP Security Considerations – An Introduction To HTTP Basics

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Darknet

HTTP is ubiquitous now with pretty much everything being powered by an API, a web application or some kind of cloud-based HTTP driven infrastructure. With that HTTP Security becomes paramount and to secure HTTP you have to understand it.

HTTP is the p… Continue reading HTTP Security Considerations – An Introduction To HTTP Basics→

Metta – Information Security Adversarial Simulation Tool

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Darknet

Metta is an information security preparedness tool in Python to help with adversarial simulation, this can help you check various detection and control capabilities within your organisation.

This project uses Redis/Celery, python, and vagrant with vir… Continue reading Metta – Information Security Adversarial Simulation Tool→

Portspoof – Spoof All Ports Open & Emulate Valid Services

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Darknet

The primary goal of the Portspoof program is to enhance your system security through a set of new camouflage techniques which spoof all ports open and also emulate valid services on every port. As a result, any attackers port scan results will become f… Continue reading Portspoof – Spoof All Ports Open & Emulate Valid Services→

Bitdefender Releases FREE GandCrab Ransomware Decryption Tool

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Darknet

The latest ransomware kicking everyone’s ass is Gandcrab which has infected an estimated 50,000 computers, fortunately for the victims, Bitdefender has released a free Gandcrab ransomware decryption tool as a part of the No More Ransom Project.

There’… Continue reading Bitdefender Releases FREE GandCrab Ransomware Decryption Tool→

Google Chrome Marking ALL Non-HTTPS Sites Insecure July 2018

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Darknet

Google is ramping up its campaign against HTTP only sites and is going to mark ALL Non-HTTPS sites insecure in July 2018 with the release of Chrome 68. It’s a pretty strong move, but Google and the Internet, in general, has been moving in this directio… Continue reading Google Chrome Marking ALL Non-HTTPS Sites Insecure July 2018→

FIR (Fast Incident Response) – Cyber Security Incident Management Platform

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Darknet

FIR (Fast Incident Response) is a cyber security incident management platform designed for agility and speed. It allows for easy creation, tracking, and reporting of cybersecurity incidents. In the fields of computer security and information technology… Continue reading FIR (Fast Incident Response) – Cyber Security Incident Management Platform→