Ransomware: The smart person's guide
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 22, 2016
This guide covers the history of ransomware, the systems being targeted in ransomware attacks, and what you can do to avoid paying a ransom in the event of an attack.
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Kali Linux 2016.2 Release
Kali Linux
AUGUST 30, 2016
We’re well recovered from the Black Hat and DEF CON Vegas conferences and as promised, we’re launching our second Kali Rolling ISO release aka Kali 2016.2. This release brings a whole bunch of interesting news and updates into the world of Kali and we’re excited to tell you all about it. New KDE, MATE, LXDE, e17, and Xfce Builds Although users are able to build and customize their Kali Linux ISOs however they wish, we often hear people comment about how they would love to see K
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Case Study: LEGIT_00004
ForAllSecure
AUGUST 10, 2016
LEGIT_00004 was a challenge from Defcon CTF that implemented a file system in memory. The intended bug was a tricky memory leak that the challenge author didn't expect Mayhem to get. However, Mayhem found an unintended null-byte overwrite bug that it leveraged to gain arbitrary code execution. We heard that other teams noticed this bug, but thought it would too hard to deal with.
What are malicious usb keys and how to create a realistic one?
Elie
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In-depth research publications, industry talks and blog posts about Google security, research at Google and cybersecurity in general in open-access.
Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management
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The Ashley Madison Breach: Canada-Australia Report of Investigation and Takeaways for all Organizations
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On August 23, 2016, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released its joint report with the Office […].
How to set up quick and easy file sharing with Samba
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If you want to use a Linux desktop or server to share files, see how simple it can be with the help of Samba.
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