Setting up network file sharing is one of those core IT practices that every Windows admin knows about and has implemented as part of their daily work. The basic mechanics...

Repeat after me: frameworks are not standards. They are instead often used as a guide to navigate through the underlying standards. There are lots of frameworks cropping up in the...

Cybercriminals who previously targeted Windows operating systems with ransomware have expanded their customer base to include the Mac OS. Known as KeRanger, it’s the first ransomware variant detected that infects...

In this series of posts, I covered ideas to get you started using basic testing software to find security vulnerabilities. There are more advanced tools, such as Metasploit, which lets...

When I wrote about Remote Access Trojans (RATs), I thought they were like the mousetraps of the hacking world — it’s hard to improve on. RATs let hackers get a...

If you haven’t already seen Mikko Hypponen’s collection of vintage malware at the Internet Archive, take the time for a brief tour. If you’re on a lunch hour, it’s also...

If you haven’t already heard, the Top 20 Critical Security Controls has a new name. Last year, after the Center for Internet Security(CIS) integrated with the Council on Cybersecurity, the...

In 2016, the top cyberthreat for IT pros, at least according to ISACA’s Cybersecurity Snapshot, is social engineering. It has always been a classic exploit amongst the hackerati. But in...

The idea of taking a direct-to-consumer(DTC) genetic test is intriguing. What was once considered an expensive test that could only be performed in a medical environment can now be purchased...

Our sprawling pen-testing series has taken on a life of its own! For your convenience and blog reading pleasure, we’ve assembled all the links to this six seven part series below....

We’re now at a point in this series where we’ve exhausted all our standard tricks to steal credentials — guessing passwords, or brute force attacks on the hash itself. What’s...

With major security threats and vulnerabilities making headlines daily, it’s good to hear there’s now a way for organizations to share experiences and strategically work together. Through the Building Security...