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I have a machine that I suspect to be compromised and am installing a new OS from a usb. I know that there have been cases of malware surviving this, and even BIOS-reflashing, and something about the malware hiding on other firmware. But h… Continue reading Should I worry about compromised firmware when reinstalling an OS?
If deleting files just removes the references then why not just delete the actual files instead of just removing the references?
Just removing the references leaves the file intact until it is overwritten, but deleting the whole file is be… Continue reading How file deletion works?
I want to migrate from Windows to Ubuntu.
I understand that Ubuntu’s1 security model is a bit different than that of Windows but I don’t aim to ask about this particular OS, rather, in general, what should I do to protect a Free and Open S… Continue reading How to harden a FOSS and gratis operating system?
I was recently added ("tossed" is perhaps a better term) to a project that dabbles in the world of cybersecurity. My employer gave me the task testing a server our company is developing software for, the end use of which will be … Continue reading Resources for learning the fundamental principles of OS hardening (and how to test)
I wrote a keylogger that hooks keystrokes. I learned about the AV’s detection with hooked syscall and wanted to know if my keyboard hook is side by side with the av’s…so can AV monitor that function?. I have opened the ntdll.dll file but… Continue reading Understand Hooked syscalls – Do win32 api always call system ones in ntdll.dll?
Smartphones have the options to selectively disable tracking in the settings menu. By visiting this menu, you can manually disable each application from having permission to access your private data like location.
However, all applications… Continue reading How to realistically de-google an Android smartphone?
People can RE user software to find its but how they can find vulnerabilities on OSes?
Continue reading How Do People Find Vulnerabilities In Operating System?
Is the drone shipped with any operating system? I haven’t found any info here.
Is it all just embedded software without an OS?
How customizable, in terms of software, TB2 is?
Continue reading What OS is the Bayraktar TB2 shipped with? [closed]
For Parrot OS vs Qubes OS, with plans to run Kali on either of the OS, which is the preferred OS from a security and performance aspect? Sure one can run Parrot OS on top of Qubes OS but I am not sure of the performance penalty with that.
… Continue reading Parrot OS vs Qubes OS – Planning to run Kali on either of the OS
I am performing a system configuration audit of a Windows Server 2016 instance. I’m using a script that reads values from the registry and returns whether they comply with the CIS benchmark.
A lot of those checks fail due to either registr… Continue reading How to interpret missing registry keys during audit