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Apple prides itself on the airtight security offered by its family of products, including the Mac operating system, macOS. But while considerably less targeted by hackers, macOS is still vulnerable to attacks – especially when a bad actor comes a… Continue reading 0-day flaw in macOS High Sierra lets hackers dump all passwords from keychain
Over the years of being a professional social engineer (SE), I have been asked questions like, “Are you really testing your clients if you don’t use EVERY method possible?” Or, “You are acting like the bad guys, why do you need … Continue reading It Is Important To Have Ethics In Social Engineering
Top tier penetration testers are a breed of their own. Here is how to make sure your pentester is topnotch. Continue reading Skills That a ‘Next-Level’ Pentester Should Have
HackerOne’s 2018 Hacker-Powered Security Report showed that the average award for critical vulnerabilities has increased. Continue reading ThreatList: Bug Bounty Payouts Increase Six Percent for Critical Vulnerabilities
The thief also had a second dataset, including the M1 Abrams maintenance manual, a tank platoon training course, a crew survival course and documentation on improvised explosive device (IED) mitigation tactics. Continue reading Hacker Compromises Air Force Captain to Steal Sensitive Drone Info
A former senior programmer at one of the world’s most powerful hacking companies was charged with stealing spyware and trying to secretly sell it for $50 million on the dark net. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, NSO Group is an Israeli cyber surveillance company famous for developing expensive malware that the world’s governments buy to use against high-value targets. The Israeli Justice Ministry said that a 38-year-old former employee downloaded the proprietary malware and attempted to sell it for cryptocurrency after he was fired on April 29, Israeli media reported. The identity of the alleged hacker has not been released publicly. The Justice Ministry imposed a gag order citing a threat to national security. According to Israeli authorities, the former employee conducted internet searches about how to circumvent McAfee Data Loss Protection software that is used by NSO Group as a security measure for its intellectual property. The employee allegedly then moved […]
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More companies are looking to adopt “safe harbor” language in their bug bounty programs to build trust with participants. Continue reading Navigating an Uncharted Future, Bug Bounty Hunters Seek Safe Harbors
Radware fends off thousands of attacks on a daily basis, resulting in thousands of satisfied customers around the world. However, the evolutionary nature of the cyberattack threat landscape requires every defender to adapt to changing attacks that are… Continue reading Staying Ahead of the Threat Landscape
The two teens used the rewards points built up in the accounts to make purchases, before selling the account credentials on the Dark Web. Continue reading Rewards Points Targeted by Teens in Hack of 500K Accounts
Maybe it’s the silly season of high summer, or maybe a PR bunny at a cybersecurity company has simply hit the jackpot with a story syndicated by the Press Association, but the non-tech media has been earnestly talking about a call upon the Cambridge Dictionary to remove the word “illegal” from their definition of “Hacker”. The weighty tome from the famous British university lists the word as either “a person who is skilled in the use of computer systems, often one who illegally obtains access to private computer systems:” in its learners dictionary, or as “ …read more
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