Prepare to be amazed in the Putting the “Why” in Wi-Fi Security webinar. With Wi-Fi vulnerabilities like the “Evil Twin” access point making global headlines, it's not just about Wi-Fi connectivity anymore—security needs to come first. Wi-Fi security is a complicated technology area, and security-related messaging coming from many vendors creates more confusion than … [Read more...]
Russian Wi-Fi Hacking – Evil Twin attacks EXPLAINED
News broke this week highlighting the use of a nearly two-decade old Wi-Fi hacking technique called an Evil Twin attack. Despite being a known attack vector, Evil Twin attacks remain difficult to prevent without the proper protections in place. In the following article, we’ll detail how Russian hackers used this technique to infiltrate Wi-Fi networks, and how to defend against … [Read more...]
My Journey into the Dark Web
Setting the Stage Upon recent exposure to and an increase in public awareness of this “dark web” topic, I decided to take a gander myself to see what it’s all about. Prior to embarking on this journey, however, I did do some research into how to go about accessing this portion of the internet and how to go about doing it safely. There were quite a few introductory articles … [Read more...]
Spoofing 101: What is it?
You often hear news about cyber attacks where perpetrators “spoof” IP addresses or MAC addresses, to name a few. What exactly does this mean though? Is this a complicated thing to do and how can we better protect ourselves? If you think this is a complicated task to accomplish or requires some type of computer wizardry, well, you’re on the right track but it’s not as … [Read more...]
Options for Analyzing Cyber Threats
Gene Spafford, a leading security industry expert and a professor at Purdue University, is someone we should all be thankful for – cyber information-wise, at least. He birthed the idea of cyber deception, pioneering this concept and making way for modern-day technologies including honeypots, sandboxing, as well as AI-driven security measures. Some of his research even paved the … [Read more...]
