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For many, the use of social media is second nature, but care should always be taken. This is particularly true in the case of the use of corporate Twitter accounts, and how your organization is represented to the outside world. It’s not a case of acceptable use policies (AUP), but more about common sense.This list ...

 [embed]https://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-027-DFIRpolicycontrols.mp3[/embed]Mr. Boettcher is back!  We talked about his experiences with the#DFIR conference, and we get into a discussion about the gap between when incident response is and when you're using #digital #forensics. Mr. Boettcher and I discuss what is needed to happen before #incident #response is required.We also discuss the Eleanor malware very briefly and I talk about finding Platypus, ...

Recently, Cybrary released the "My Notes" feature, which members use to their personal record notes while take free cyber security training class . Since its inception, many users have leveraged this tool to capture critical information, thoughts and ideas. Researchers found that if important information was contained in notes, it had a 34 percent chance of being ...

CISA Exam - Video Tutorials Steps of Risk Assessment: In this video, we'll learn the steps to follow while conducting risk assessment. This is very important concept from the CISA exam point. You can expect a minimum 5 to 7 questions on the exam on this concept. The Question, Answer and ...

SIEM is like the choirmaster of all your security devices. Other systems only perform/provide the following: Intrusion detection system (IDS) only understand Protocols,Packets & IP addresses. Asset management systems check apps, owners and business processes. Service logs show configuration changes, logins and service activities. Endpoint security takes ...

Google Hall of Fame is becoming very popular among security researchers and bug hunters nowadays. Curiosity is at an extreme level; a few of them are calling it ‘Google Hall of Shame’ without analyzing the problem or reason behind the mechanism. A few said ‘we didn't report anything nor did we find a valid security bug, but still our ...

An IP (Internet Protocol) address allows your computer to connect with others over the internet. The IP address allows the web to find your device amongst the billions of others connected to it.Of course, this also means that attackers can track what you’re doing online. If someone can see your IP address, they can watch and log your internet activity ...

Sometimes, it's necessary to probe a server or network without the resources at hand to load bloated proxies or web testing frameworks. Here's where browser plug-ins and extensions shine.This short list of plug-ins/extensions is not exhaustive. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of plug-ins and Extensions available with dozens and dozens of them intended for pentesting purposes. They can ...

#1234# (View SW Version PDA, CSC, MODEM) #12580369# (SW & HW Info) #197328640# (Service Mode) #0228# (ADC Reading) #32489# (Ciphering Info) #232337# (Bluetooth Address) #232331# (Bluetooth Test Mode) #232338# (WLAN MAC Address) #232339# (WLAN Test Mode) #0842# (Vibra Motor Test Mode) #0782# (Real Time Clock Test) ...

"Symantec discovered more than 430 million new unique pieces of malware in 2015, up 36 percent from the year before. Perhaps what is most remarkable is that these numbers no longer surprise us. As real life and online become indistinguishable from each other, cybercrime has become a part of our daily lives. Attacks against businesses and nations hit the ...