365 days of blogs
New year, new beginnings and all that. This year I have set myself a challenge…
Net-NTLMv1 full rainbow tables released
Mandiant (the Google-owned Cyber Security research company) has released a comprehensive dataset of Net-NTLMv1 rainbow tables…
GhostPoster – A very unique browser exploit attack
Last December, security researchers at Koi Security revealed their initial findings into a novel browser…
Your headphones – a backdoor to your phone?
A couple of vulnerabilities were added to the CVE database last year that could have…
That Fax machine you’ve got – It’s letting hackers target you!
What fax machine? Nobody uses Fax machine anymore - do they? Well, outside of the…
Pixnapping attacks target Android devices
A new side-channel attack has been discovered that affects Android devices and could allow a…
The JLR Cyber-attack – a bigger issue than most realise
Unless you've been living under a rock this last couple of months, you can't fail…
Spotting the scam “closing down” stores on Facebook
I've written about this sort of thing before, but I keep seeing many "closing down"…
A ransom by any other name
Users of the Futurehome smart ecosystem of lighting, thermostats, smoke detectors, etc. are facing scrapping…
Windows Administrator Protection – For those who Just. Cant. Accept. Being a Standard user
Windows Administrator accounts have the highest level of access and control over the computer system,…
CE – Confusion Extraordinaire
Over the weekend, I was chatting to a friend who was telling me about a…