Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Image — courtesy of Social-Engineer. This year’s DEF CON ® 2020 Social Engineering Capture the Flag for Kids (SECTF4Kids) was a landmark event. Every year, since 2011 we’ve held an SECTF4Kids at DEF CON®. We then bring all these skills together and teach the kids how to apply them to social engineering.

Social Engineering 75

Social Engineering Engineering Education Internet 75

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero. The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked.

Ransomware 243

Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In their campaigns to infect mobile devices, cybercriminals always resort to social engineering tools, the most common of these passing a malicious application off as another, popular and desirable one. This is a typical example of the kind of old-school text-message scams that were popular in 2011 and 2012. Trends of the year.

Mobile 139

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 139

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

We have discovered new evidence showing that Domestic Kitten has been using PE executables to target victims using Windows since at least 2013, with some evidence that it goes back to 2011. The threat actor leverages tailor-made malicious documents with embedded macros that trigger an infection chain, opening a URL in Internet Explorer.

Malware 142

Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 142

Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Domain The team knew how much BackTrack was growing in popularity, and as they did not switch the project name when using Ubuntu, it was time to create its own place on the Internet. It was not until May 2011 that the next major version of BackTrack got released, which also happens to be the last, BackTrack 5.

InfoSec 52

InfoSec Penetration Testing Architecture Software 52

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the precursor of the modern Internet we know, love, and sometimes hate. Worms and the Dawn of the Internet Age: 1987-2000. Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

From the first Roomba in 2002 to the first virtual assistant (Siri) in 2011, AI has slowly and steadily penetrated the consumer technology market, often with little comprehension from buyers that artificial intelligence is actually powering the functionality behind their favorite devices.

Cybersecurity 81

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Engineering 81