If high-tech gadgets are on your holiday shopping list, it is worth taking a moment to think about the particular risks they may bring. Under the wrong circumstances, even an innocuous gift may introduce unexpected vulnerabilities. In this blog series, VERT will be looking at some of the Internet’s best-selling holiday gifts with an eye toward their possible security implications. Some of the risks discussed in this series may be over the top and even comical, while…

Note: The attack procedure built in this post will not work for every macOS operating system or in every scenario. There are many factors that can block scripts from running at boot time, and you should always test against your target operating system. The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a universally accepted knowledge-base of tactics, techniques and procedures designed to organize and display how adversaries attack real-world assets. Blue teams use ATT&CK to better understand the…

How 2020 Has Shaped The Way We Live Our Lives I’ve had such a busy morning! I’ve hunted down my favourite foundation, bought a puzzle mat, stocked up on special dog food for our naughty new puppy, ordered the groceries, made a few appointments and chatted with several friends. And guess what? I haven’t left my study – or changed out of my pyjamas!! Ssshhh!! Because it’s all happened online… Are our 2020 Habits Here…

We’ve all come to a realization that we don’t go anywhere without our phone. It’s a utility that helps us navigate our daily lives: directions, schedules, shopping, discounts, banking, and so on. And as our reliance on our smartphone continues to grow, it’s no wonder that hackers have taken notice. This time, it’s another case of an app gone rogue. Innocent Scanner Turned Malware Super-Spreader With over 10 million downloads, the Barcode Scanner app provided…

We’ve all come to a realization that we don’t go anywhere without our phone. It’s a utility that helps us navigate our daily lives: directions, schedules, shopping, discounts, banking, and so on. And as our reliance on our smartphone continues to grow, it’s no wonder that hackers have taken notice. This time, it’s another case of an app gone rogue. Innocent Scanner Turned Malware Super-Spreader With over 10 million downloads, the Barcode Scanner app provided…

This guide covers the basics about the password management app LastPass, including its newly announced free cross-platform access. Not all password managers are created equal, and LastPass is one of the standout options. Available for almost every OS, browser, and mobile platform on the market, LastPass is designed to have you safe, secure, and encrypted wherever you happen to be. TechRepublic’s cheat sheet about LastPass is a quick introduction to this password management app, as…

By Milica D. Djekic Abstract: The modern cyber systems could deal with some kinds of information leakage concerns such as source, routing, and destination data losses. Any of them can mean that the entire infrastructure is under monitoring as well as risk, so it’s important to develop some sort of inverse attack methodologies that can offer us the chance to appropriately respond to such kinds of breaches compromising our IT environment. In other words, if…