Research, demonstrations, and popcorn
Note: This was originally posted to LinkedIn, but I have moved it over here to go along with the update I posted about the explosion of malicious ransom demands. MongoDB by default does not have very good security…
Recently I posted an article on LinkedIn about MongoDB security… well, it turns out that this has exploded into a big issue. Over the last two weeks malicious hackers have been going crazy with extortion schemes. Hackers are…
There are three reasons an exploit may exist in code: poorly written code, logic failure on the part of the developer, or in the case of this exploit, using something in a way that was never intended or tested. Arguably,…
A vulnerability was discovered in some NetGear routers that allows remote command execution by visiting a malicious site or a legitimate site that has malicious ads served to it via AdSense or any number of other ad services. The…
The issues around voting are enormous. I couldn’t even pretend to know them all or understand the full impact. Especially without being able to examine the voting machines being utilized for this election. That being said, there are…
As most everyone is well aware, there has been a breach at the National Security Agency. At some point, data and tools from some of the most protected areas of the NSA were stolen. On Monday (2016-08-15), a…
Historically, cybercriminals committed crimes in small groups or organized through larger groups like the mob. To use botnet, It took some skilled people writing malware, infecting a ton of computers, and then using it to steal information or throw…
Note: Just in case they get an attitude, the image above is satirical and in no way represents the views, ideas, or promotion of my blog by the Buffalo Wild Wings company. Well… someone else will have to…
I have posted before about checking a specific IP for a website. I wanted to go a little more into detail on how to use it and how to know when you are getting a false positive. There…
On Friday a group of radical Islamists attacked Paris. This was a very low-tech, high-coordination attack. The group attacked six locations simultaneously and killed over 120 people. I can’t give an exact number because everywhere you look, you…
