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20 December 2024

Artificial intelligence and social media are reshaping the digital world at an unprecedented pace. AI and social media have become a powerful combination to improve user experience and security, but they also raise numerous cyber security issues.  With the support of AI algorithms and advanced machine learning techniques, social media [...]

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18 December 2024

The Remcos RAT is an advanced malware that has raised concerns within the cyber security community in recent years.   Originally developed by Xiaopeng Zhang as a Remote Administration Tool (RAT) for legitimate purposes. However, has proven to be flexible and powerful enough to be misused by cyber criminals to remotely [...]

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16 December 2024

The digital world is evolving rapidly, and cyber security has become one of the most crucial disciplines to protect systems and sensitive data.  Pursuing a degree in cyber security provides technical and analytical skills to tackle cyber threats, safeguard information, and develop security solutions for systems.  With a growing demand [...]

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9 December 2024

What is cash trapping? Cash trapping is a sophisticated, internationally widespread scam that exploits normal ATM withdrawal processes to steal money from unsuspecting victims. Unlike other banking frauds, such as skimming, cash trapping does not steal sensitive data or PIN codes.  Instead, the trick involves physically blocking the cash during [...]

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4 December 2024

In recent years, Agent Tesla has emerged as one of the preferred tools for cybercriminals to conduct espionage campaigns and data theft.  This malware is known as a Remote Access Trojan (RAT), specialized in gathering sensitive information from infected users.  Originally developed as a malware as a service (MaaS), Agent [...]

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3 December 2024

The Asnarok malware is a complex malware that exploited vulnerabilities in Sophos XG firewalls, particularly through techniques such as remote code execution and sql injection. This attack had a major impact on companies and organizations, compromising not only the security of corporate networks but also the confidentiality of data. By [...]

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2 December 2024

Threat intelligence is one of the most advanced practices in the field of cyber security. It is an approach based on the collection and analysis of data about actual or potential cyber threats, the goal of which is to identify and prevent attacks against organizations. The increasing complexity of the [...]

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27 November 2024

Pegasus spyware is a surveillance tool developed by the israeli company NSO Group.   This highly sophisticated spyware is designed to infiltrate mobile phones without leaving a trace, allowing full remote access to infected devices. Pegasus has been described as one of the most invasive digital surveillance tools ever developed. It [...]

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25 November 2024

Alternate data streams (ADS) represent an advanced feature of the NTFS file system that allows additional information to be associated with each file without changing its external appearance.  This feature, introduced with the Windows operating system starting with Windows 2000, offers interesting opportunities for storing hidden data, but also opens [...]

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22 November 2024

The Mark of the Web (MOTW) is a security label automatically applied by the Windows operating system to files downloaded from the internet.   This feature was introduced to alert users of potentially malicious files that might contain malicious payloads or other security risks. The MOTW appears for most files [...]

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21 November 2024

Script kiddies are a category of inexperienced hackers who use pre-made tools and scripts to carry out cyber attacks without possessing real technical skills.  Also known as script kiddy or novice hackers, they venture into the world of hacking by using software that is easily available on the internet or [...]

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20 November 2024

In the world of cyber security, threat actors represent one of the main threats to organizations and individuals.  But what is a threat actor, or rather who are threat actors?  They are individuals or groups that exploit vulnerabilities and weaknesses in digital systems for often malicious purposes.   Their main [...]

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19 November 2024

The security bug known as Use-After-Free is one of the most severe vulnerabilities in modern programming environments, compromising memory management and opening doors to dangerous arbitrary code execution exploits.  This type of vulnerability arises when a program continues to use a block of memory that has already been freed, or [...]

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18 November 2024

Jailbreak is a common practice among those who want greater control over their Apple or Android devices, bypassing the restrictions imposed by operating systems.  With jailbreak, the user gains access to the “root” of the system, allowing the installation of apps and customizations otherwise unavailable through official stores like the [...]

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15 November 2024

News pages frequently mention cases of hackers intercepting emails and altering attachments, such as invoices, by modifying the IBAN details.  This is just one example of a common phenomenon known as "man-in-the-mail" fraud. The man-in-the-mail scam is a fraudulent scheme that exploits email communications to infiltrate business transactions, alter payment [...]

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14 November 2024

The term sharenting originates from the combination of the words "share" and "parenting". This phenomenon refers to the tendency of many parents to share online content, such as photos and videos, about their children on social media. The phenomenon of sharenting has gained prominence with the rise of social media, [...]

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13 November 2024

In recent years, social media has amassed millions of pieces of content related to daily life, including private snapshots of families and children. It's not uncommon to hear news stories warning about the dangers of sharing children's photos online: parents find their children's images stolen, misused for inappropriate purposes, or, in [...]

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4 November 2024

In recent years, with the rise of mobile devices, a new cyber threat has emerged: quishing. This term refers to a specific type of phishing that uses QR codes to deceive users, encouraging them to scan a fraudulent QR code that redirects them to malicious websites. What is quishing and how [...]

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24 October 2024

In the realm of cyber security, one of the fundamental aspects of protecting information is the concept of non-repudiation of data. This often-overlooked concept plays a crucial role in ensuring that none of the parties involved in an electronic transaction can deny having carried it out. But what exactly is [...]

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23 October 2024

In the vast world of cyber security, there is a figure that left an indelible mark: the phreaker. But who are the phreakers, and why have they played such a significant role in the history of telecommunications? The term "phreaker" comes from the combination of “phone” and “hacker,” and is [...]

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23 October 2024

Social networks have become a fundamental part of our daily lives. However, the growing use of social networks has also led to the emergence of new cyber security threats, one of which is social network poisoning. But what exactly is social network poisoning, and why does it pose such a [...]

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22 October 2024

The topology of a network is nothing more than the physical and logical arrangement of the nodes and links that form a network. It defines the structure of the connections between the various devices in a computer network, such as computers, servers and other nodes. This structure can be organised [...]

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22 October 2024

Polymorphic malware represents one of the most sophisticated and insidious cyber threats in the field of computer security. This type of malware is particularly dangerous because it is able to modify its code dynamically. This makes it difficult, if not impossible, for traditional anti-malware programmes to detect it. But what [...]

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21 October 2024

IT security, practically synonymous with cyber security, has become a crucial element for the protection of personal and corporate data.  In simple terms, it refers to the set of measures and practices designed to safeguard computer systems and sensitive information from unauthorized access, damage, or attacks by cyber criminals.  With the rise [...]