WP Security Audit Log: Keeping a watchful eye on your WordPress sites
WordPress is, without a doubt, the most popular website management system in use. The latest statistics put the number of websites running on WordPress over 60 million, and …
Features
The modern CSO: Future-proofing your organization in a disruptive world
“There are three essential skill sets a modern day CSO must have. The first is knowledge of the business to better align a security strategy to company objectives …
Know what’s happening on your network and make the most of your security tools
In an ideal world, all organizations would know at all times exactly what’s happening on their network: they would have deep enough pockets to buy the equipment and …
For the love of a good IT book: The No Starch Press story
When No Starch Press founder Bill Pollock decided that his new venture would go for quality instead of quantity, he made the right choice. “We haven’t had a down …
GDPR: Today is the day
Today is the day many organizations around the world have been preparing for. As GDPR becomes enforceable, we sat down with Jerry Caponera, VP Cyber Risk Strategy, Nehemiah …
ShiftLeft: Fully automated runtime security solution for cloud applications
When talking about data loss prevention, the first thing that comes to mind are solutions aimed at stopping users from moving sensitive documents/data out of a network. But …
Establishing covert communication channels by abusing GSM AT commands
Security research often starts as a hobby project, and Alfonso Muñoz’s and Jorge Cuadrado’s probe into mobile privacy is no exception. The duo, who’s …
Hacking intelligent buildings using KNX and Zigbee networks
A great many of us are living, staying or working in “smart” buildings, relying on automated processes to control things like heating, ventilation, air …
Do you have what it takes to withstand modern DDoS attacks?
As the latest record DDoS attack hit GitHub and threatened to overwhelm its edge network, the popular Git-repository hosting service quickly switched to routing the attack …
Backdooring connected cars for covert remote control
We’ve all known for a while now that the security of connected cars leaves a lot to be desired. The latest proof of that sad state of affairs comes from Argentinian …
