In recent news, three major AntiVirus (AV) companies were allegedly hacked. Advanced Intelligence, LLC (AdvIntel) is a fraud prevention company aimed at maximizing the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the financial operations of businesses. Proof of data exfiltration was noted in the article and this story continues exclusively between AdvIntel and … [Read more...]
Security Researcher Track: 103
As a security researcher, there are many things to keep in mind when conducting “daily routines,” if such a thing even exists. The computer science industry and related technologies are vast and nearly bottomless, there is just so much to learn that being able to cover everything wouldn’t really be realistic. Don’t get me wrong, strive to learn all that you can, but working on … [Read more...]
Source Code Analysis: Exobot
WatchGuard recently released its Internet Security Report (ISR) for Q4 2018. In addition to the many interesting details of malware attacks, IPS hits, and top security incidents, there is also a Threat Research section that covers the Exobot malware campaign. You can listen to The 443 Podcast’s overview of the report if that’s your groove. This post is not a regurgitation of … [Read more...]
Highlight of Computer Chipsets
It is often thought that a computer’s central processing unit (CPU) handles everything within a computer. To some extent, this is true; however, CPUs have delegates per se. These delegates are referred to as chipsets and they have dedicated and specific tasks to carry out. Depending on the chipset and its location, the respective chipset handles that part of a computer and … [Read more...]
Learning JavaScript: A Few Days In
It’s time to put my own words into action and take on a new endeavor: learn JavaScript (JS). Previously, I wrote about What to Know About Programming Languages, which details a way to break into coding. Continuing with the Python narrative, I will compare what I’ve learned from JS so far to what I know about Python. Also, JS is a scripting language such as Python is, … [Read more...]
