Security experts, Wolf Halton and Bo Weaver, discuss pentesting and cybersecurity [Interview]

This is Part 2 of the interview with our two Kali Linux experts, Wolf Halton, and Bo Weaver, on using Kali Linux for pentesting. In their section, we talk about the role of pentesting in cybersecurity. Previously, the authors talked about why Kali Linu… Continue reading Security experts, Wolf Halton and Bo Weaver, discuss pentesting and cybersecurity [Interview]

Kali Linux 2018 for testing and maintaining Windows security – Wolf Halton and Bo Weaver [Interview]

Microsoft Windows is one of the two most common OSes, and managing its security has spawned the discipline of Windows security. Kali Linux is the premier platform for testing and maintaining Windows security. Kali is built on the Debian distribution of… Continue reading Kali Linux 2018 for testing and maintaining Windows security – Wolf Halton and Bo Weaver [Interview]

Oh the Lessons You’ll Learn by Building a Robot Familiar

A familiar spirit, or just a familiar, is a creature rumored to help people in the practice of magic. The moniker is perfect for Archimedes, the robot owl built by Alex Glow, which wields the Amazon AIY kit to react when it detects faces. A series of very interesting design choices a what really gives the creature life. Not all of those choices were on purpose, which is the core of her talk at the 2018 Hackaday Superconference.

You can watch the video of her talk, along with an interview with Alex after the break.

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Now We’re Everywhere: Grab Our Podcast for Your Holiday Commute

Before you hit the road this weekend, grab the Hackaday Year in Review Podcast to keep you company during your journey.

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We released this on Tuesday and mentioned that the podcast was available on all major podcasting platforms. But turns out you need to wait for approval which we have since received.

This first installment covers some of our favorite trends, articles, and hacks from 2018. Get caught up on what you missed this year, and head over to the show notes for links to everything Mike and Elliot …read more

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Top Ten List for 2018 – Enterprise Security Weekly #120

Paul, Matt Alderman, and John Strand talk Paul’s Top Ten List of 2018! They talk about Paul’s personal favorite acquisitions, breaches, vulnerabilities, interviews, attack tools, news articles, and more! Paul’s Top Ten List for 2018: Top Producti… Continue reading Top Ten List for 2018 – Enterprise Security Weekly #120

Hackaday Podcast: 2018 Year In Review

Did you read all 3000+ articles published on Hackaday this year? We did. And to help catch you up, we preset the Hackaday 2018 Year in Review podcast!

Join us for the podcast, available on all major podcasting platforms, as Editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams attempt the impossible task of distilling the entire year into a one hour discussion. We’ve included every story mentioned in the podcast, and a few more, in the show notes here. But since we can’t possibly mention every awesome hack, we encourage you to share your favorites, and pat the writers on the back, …read more

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Interviews: Venafi, Irdeto, and HP – Enterprise Security Weekly #16

Our interviews with Jeff Hudson the CEO of Venafi, Dr. Kimberlee A. Brannock and Michael Howard from HP, and Ben Bennett and Mark Hearn from Irdeto. For Full DefCon18 Playlist, go to: https://securityweekly.com/summercamp18 Visit http://securityweekly…. Continue reading Interviews: Venafi, Irdeto, and HP – Enterprise Security Weekly #16

Seth Molson is Designing the Future, One Show at a Time

From the banks of levers and steam gauges of 1927’s Metropolis to the multicolored jewels that the crew would knowingly tap on in the original Star Trek, the entertainment industry has always struggled with producing imagery of advanced technology. Whether constrained by budget or imagination, portrayals usually go in one of two directions: they either rely too heavily on contemporary technology, or else they go so far in the opposite direction that it borders on comical.

But it doesn’t always have to be that way. In fact, when technology is shown properly in film it often serves as inspiration …read more

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Bradley Gawthrop Loves Wiring and so Should You

Wiring is one of those things that we’ve all had to do on a project, but probably didn’t give a lot of thought to. It’s often the last thing that happens during the build, and almost certainly doesn’t get approached with any kind of foresight. You look at the components you need to connect, dig through the parts bins until you find something that looks like it should fit, and tack it in with a blob of solder and perhaps some hot glue if you’re feeling really fancy. We’re all guilty of it from time to time, but Bradley Gawthrop …read more

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