Pierluigi Paganini
May 22, 2017
A new firmware released for NightHawk R7000 Netgear routers includes a remote data collection feature, here’s how to turn off it. In December, a researcher who used the online moniker AceW0rm released a proof-of-concept code exploit working against some NetGear routers because the vendor did not reply to his ethical disclosure occurred in in August. Some versions of Netgear routers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 21, 2017
Google is rolling out a new protection system called Google Play Protect, it is a machine-learning system to protect Android users. Good news for Android users, Google has introduced another security defense system, called Google Play Protect, to protect the devices running its mobile OS. Google already uses several security measures to protect the smartphone, such as […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 20, 2017
A wave of cyber attacks against the Baltic energy networks raised concerns that foreign states could disable them in the region. A wave of “exploratory” cyber attacks targeted energy networks of the Baltic states, the NATO alliance is following with apprehension the events. Baltic attacks raised concerns that foreign states could disable the energy networks in the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 15, 2017
WikiLeaks Reveals two distinct malware platforms codenamed AfterMidnight and Assassin used by the CIA operators to target Windows systems. While critical infrastructure worldwide and private organizations were ridiculed by the WannaCry attack, WikiLeaks released a new batch of CIA documents from the Vault 7 leaks. The new dump included the documentation related to two CIA frameworks used to create […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 12, 2017
Linux on Windows – Microsoft is, even more, Linux friendly, the IT giant announced that three free Linux distro will be included in its official app store. Last year the tech giant announced the support for the Bash shell and Ubuntu Linux binaries into Windows 10, news of the day is that Microsoft has announced […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 12, 2017
The metaphor of a football match to explain the daily confrontation of a blue team against Black Hats. Who is the winner? I invite you to imagine a different soccer match. At one side, the Blue Team, in charge of your companyâs cyber security protection. In the other, the Black Hats, eager to bypass your […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 10, 2017
Adobe has issued security updates to address critical and important security vulnerabilities in Flash Player and Experience Manager. The last Flash Player release 25.0.0.171 addresses seven vulnerabilities that can be exploited to take over vulnerable systems. According to the security advisory published by Adobe, the vulnerabilities include a use-after-free and other memory corruption flaws that can be […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2017
Locked Shields is the worldâs largest and most advanced international technical live-fire cyber defence exercise organized by the NATO since 2010. Locked Shields is the worldâs largest and most sophisticated international cyber defence exercise. It is an annual event since 2010, Locked Shields is organized by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2017
The monitoring group Turkey Blocks confirmed that Turkey banned Wikipedia because its content web content that represents a threat to national security. According to the telecommunications watchdog, Turkey has blocked the access to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on Saturday, the Government has taken this decision citing a law that allows it to ban access to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 27, 2017
Cryptology is the mathematical foundation of penetration testing and can be adopted as a resource for securing assets and communications. An overview of the science of the occult, that brings forth a new level of security in the age of digital privacy. Cryptology is the mathematical foundation of penetration testing and can be adopted as […]
