Computers and Electronics, Encryption and Penetration Testing

How to Write a Pentesting Report – With Checklist

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A penetration testing report discloses the vulnerabilities discovered during a penetration test to the client. Penetration test reports deliver the only tangible evidence of the pentest process and must deliver value for a broad range of readers and purposes.

Penetration Testing

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MartyMcFly Malware: new Cyber-Espionage Campaign targeting Italian Naval Industry

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

At a first sight, the office document had an encrypted content available on OleObj.1 Those objects are real Encrypted Ole Objects where the Encrypted payload sits on “EncryptedPackage” section and information on how to decrypt it are available on “EncryptionInfo” xml descriptor. Stage1: Encrypted Content.

Malware

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Step By Step Office Dropper Dissection

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

From the recorded traffic it’s possible to see the following patterns: a HTTP GET request with some encrypted information to download plugin/additional stages and finally a HTTP POST to send victim’s data directly on the “attacker side”. The used variable holds a Base64 representation of encrypted data.

Computers and Electronics

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Is Emotet gang targeting companies with external SOC?

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

AV and plenty static traffic signatures confirm we are facing a new encrypted version of Emotet trojan. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. I do have a MD in computer engineering and a PhD on computer security from University of Bologna. Conclusion. MITRE ATT&CK.

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OilRig APT group: the evolution of attack techniques over time

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

They begun development by introducing crafted communication protocol over DNS and later they added, to such a layer, encoding and encryption self build protocols. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. I do have a MD in computer engineering and a PhD on computer security from University of Bologna.

Computers and Electronics

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How to Protect New Remote Workers Against Cybercrime

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Additionally, if you are only using a basic VPN, it can be sensible to upgrade your encryption to a Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) , which offers better protection for businesses wanting to keep data secure. Test your own system. You should consider it business-critical to ensure that your system is as secure as possible.

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

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Malware researcher reverse engineered a threat that went undetected for at least 2 years

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2018

In this stage the JavaScript is loading an encrypted content from the original JAR, using a KEY decrypts such a content and finally loads it (Dynamic Class Loader) on memory in order to fire it up as a new Java code. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.

Engineering

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Application Security: Complete Definition, Types & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Web application scanners test your websites and web-facing apps for vulnerabilities. These tests typically use vulnerability scanners. Penetration testing is a similar approach, but typically involves teams of security pros attempting to simulate a cyber attack to identify weaknesses that could be exploited by hackers.

Mobile

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Crimeware and financial cyberthreats in 2023

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In the past, many actors would join forces to attack and encrypt as many organizations around the world as possible. Remote workers using corporate computers for entertainment purposes, such as online games, continue to pose financial threats organizations. Mobile malware techniques haven’t changed much in the course of 2022.

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SANS Critical Control 7: Wireless Device Control

NopSec

JULY 2, 2013

Personal electronic devices are brought to work (iPad, Android tablets, etc.) A wireless client with improper encryption configured. A wireless access point with improper encryption configured. Detect enterprise access points using weak encryption protocols, such as WEP.

Wireless

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Frequent VBA Macros used in Office Malware

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Many analyses over the past few years taught that attackers love re-used code and they prefer to modify, obfuscate and finally encrypt already known code rather than writing from scratch new “attacking modules”. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. About the author: Marco Ramilli, Founder of Yoroi.

Malware

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Securing Success: The Crucial Role of a Cybersecurity Specialist in a Growing Business

Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 18, 2024

Securing Success: The Crucial Role of a Cybersecurity Specialist in a Growing Business Human society is increasingly dependent on computer systems and the data housed and utilized within IT (information technology) infrastructure. Moreover, a cybersecurity specialist plays a crucial role in establishing robust security policies and protocols.

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Attack of drones: airborne cybersecurity nightmare

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Drones currently occupy a unique legal position as they are classified as both aircraft and networked computing devices. and that Wi-Fi or Radio Frequency (RF) signals used by drone platforms are properly encrypted against eavesdropping or manipulation. free from obstacles, sparsely populated, etc.)

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Securing Success: The Crucial Role of a Cybersecurity Specialist in a Growing Business

Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 19, 2024

Securing Success: The Crucial Role of a Cybersecurity Specialist in a Growing Business Human society is increasingly dependent on computer systems and the data housed and utilized within IT (information technology) infrastructure. Moreover, a cybersecurity specialist plays a crucial role in establishing robust security policies and protocols.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Galperin is the current Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and noted free speech advocate. Through tenures at Citrix, HP, and Bugcrowd, Jason Haddix offers his expertise in the areas of penetration testing , web application testing, static analysis, and more. Graham Cluley | @gcluley.

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The ‘MartyMcFly’ investigation: Italian naval industry under attack

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The SSL certificate has been released by the “cPanel, Inc“ CA and is valid since 16th August 2018; this encryption certificate is likely related to the previously discussed HTTP 301 redirection due to the common name “ CN=wvpznpgahbtoobu.usa.cc ” found in the Issuer field. SSL Certificate details “wvpznpgahbtoobu.usa.cc”.

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Is APT27 Abusing COVID-19 To Attack People ?!

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

The following VBScript is run through cscript.exe, It’s an obfuscated and xor-encrypted payload. The encryption is performed by a simple xor having as key the single byte 0 while the encoding procedure is a multi conversion routine which could be summarized as follows: chr(asc(chr(“&h”&mid(x,y,2)))).

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Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Autopsy is its GUI and a digital forensics platform used widely in public and private computer system investigations to boost TSK’s abilities. The Computer-Aided Investigative Environment (CAINE) is an open-source Ubuntu- and Linux-based distribution created by Italian developers for digital forensic purposes.

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Hacking The Hacker. Stopping a big botnet targeting USA, Canada and Italy

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2018

Now I was able to see encrypted URLs coming from infected hosts. Among many URLs the analyst was able to figure out a “test” connection from the Attacker and focus to decrypt such a connection. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. Important steps ahead are intentionally missing.

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Iran-linked APT34: Analyzing the webmask project

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

Then a well-known Haproxy is used as High Availability service for assuring connections and finally certbot (Let’s Encrypt) is used to give valid certificate to squid3 (but it’s not a mandatory neither a suggested step). I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. DNS Server scripts.

DNS

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1955 — Phone Hacker — David Condon whistles his “Davy Crockett Cat” and “Canary Bird Call Flute” into his phone, testing a theory on how phone systems work. 1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. It is thought to be the first computer virus. . years of probation.

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Cyber Security Informer

How to Write a Pentesting Report – With Checklist

MartyMcFly Malware: new Cyber-Espionage Campaign targeting Italian Naval Industry

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Step By Step Office Dropper Dissection

Is Emotet gang targeting companies with external SOC?

OilRig APT group: the evolution of attack techniques over time

How to Protect New Remote Workers Against Cybercrime

Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

Malware researcher reverse engineered a threat that went undetected for at least 2 years

Application Security: Complete Definition, Types & Solutions

Crimeware and financial cyberthreats in 2023

SANS Critical Control 7: Wireless Device Control

Frequent VBA Macros used in Office Malware

Securing Success: The Crucial Role of a Cybersecurity Specialist in a Growing Business

Attack of drones: airborne cybersecurity nightmare

Securing Success: The Crucial Role of a Cybersecurity Specialist in a Growing Business

Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

The ‘MartyMcFly’ investigation: Italian naval industry under attack

Is APT27 Abusing COVID-19 To Attack People ?!

Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021

Hacking The Hacker. Stopping a big botnet targeting USA, Canada and Italy

Iran-linked APT34: Analyzing the webmask project

Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

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