Is having anti-virus software more dangerous than not having it? [duplicate]

I recently found that comment by a user on Stack Overflow, which got my interest:

Don’t use AV, it only makes it easier to actually get viruses.
Source: here

After the evidence request by another user for doing such statements, he actual… Continue reading Is having anti-virus software more dangerous than not having it? [duplicate]

Hackaday Links: May 17, 2020

Consider it the “Scarlet Letter” of our time. An MIT lab is developing a face mask that lights up to alert others when the wearer has COVID-19. The detection technology is based on sensors that were developed for the Ebola virus scare and uses fluorescently tagged DNA fragments freeze-dried onto …read more

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How can I determine if a malware sample is morphic? (polymorphic, metamorphic, etc)

I want to do a malware test that specifically uses recent morphic malware samples (polymorphic, metamorphic, etc). There are a couple of good sources I can pull samples from, but I need to know if their signature will change or not.

The … Continue reading How can I determine if a malware sample is morphic? (polymorphic, metamorphic, etc)

Identifying Let’s Encrypt Revoked Certificates

Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, open certificate authority (CA) run for the public’s benefit as a service from the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). It provides free digital certificates to enable HTTPS (… Continue reading Identifying Let’s Encrypt Revoked Certificates

SANS 2019 Incident Response Survey: Successful IR Relies on Visibility

During the past year, we have witnessed significant data breaches that have impacted industries ranging from hospitality to legal to social media. We have seen a continuation of financially motivated threats, such as business email compromise (BEC), wh… Continue reading SANS 2019 Incident Response Survey: Successful IR Relies on Visibility