Security Boulevard

JUNE 16, 2023

Whether it’s Hal refusing to open the pod bay doors in 2001: A Space Odyssey or the wild thought experiment of Roko’s Basilisk—or even way back to (retellings of) Frankenstein’s monster or the ancient legend of the Golem—there’s a fear that our creations will turn against us. For some, AI is the stuff of nightmares.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2018

In 1990, Florin and Mariuca Talpes parlayed a $300 stake borrowed from a relative into a company which would become Bitdefender in 2001. They discovered how readily privileged access could be gained via social engineering, or simply by purchasing stolen account credentials on the Dark Web.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

IPv6 : v=spf1 ip6 :2001:4860:4860::8888 ip6 :2001:4860:4860::8844 -all. Of course, it’s not the ultimate protection, as there are many other techniques hackers can use to deceive you, including social engineering, brute forcing and more sophisticated approaches. For example: IPv4 : v=spf1 ip4 :8.8.8.8 ip4 :8.8.4.4 -all.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers. By 2001, the NIST dubbed it the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and officially replaced the use of DES. Asymmetric Cryptography: Need for Security.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers. By 2001, the NIST dubbed it the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and officially replaced the use of DES.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 29, 2024

It has it all: Biohacking, social engineering, physical security penetration. – Kyle Fowers, Security Consultant II 6. Swordfish 2001 action thriller, Swordfish , follows Stanley Jobson, a threat actor recently released from prison, who is coerced into a high-stakes cyber heist by a criminal mastermind, Gabriel Shear.

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