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Russia Shutters Four Marketplaces for Stolen Credit Cards on the Dark Web
Posted on Friday, 11 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
The Dark Web (whispered in Letterkenny) is a playground for all kinds of illegal activity. One well traded item is Personal Information including Credit Card numbers. Due to the state of security in most organizations (Stuart!) there is no shortage…
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Linux Attacks and Malware on the Rise as the Workforce Shifts to Remote
Posted on Friday, 11 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
The shift to services like AWS, GCP and more have meant that many organizations are also making a shift away from the Microsoft Windows platform and moving to a Linux centric environment and while this is a good move for…
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Web Site Data Analytics Gathering May Violate GDPR, Google Analytics Does.
Posted on Friday, 11 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
It seems that web site data analytics are now on the radar for privacy regulators in the EU, especially Google Analytics collection tools. Recently data protection regulators in Austria and France have rules that the collection of user data by…
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Nvidia-ARM Deall off Citing Regulatory Challenges
Posted on Thursday, 10 February 2022
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In Other News
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Sean Kalinich
In September 2020 Nvidia announced that it was in talks to acquire ARM Holdings from SoftBank Group Corp. The deal was not surprising, but it did send waves through the industry. The concerns around this deal were and are the…
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Strategy, Tactics, and Logistics. How They Fit into the Threat Landscape
Posted on Thursday, 10 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
The Threat Landscape is an interesting topic of discussion. It is a constantly changing thing and even the best predictions can often fall short of the actual threat. This is because in most cases, the attackers are a step ahead…
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Activision is Not the Only Purchase Microsoft is Eying as Rumors Pop Up Around a Mandiant Buy
Posted on Wednesday, 09 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
The news has been abuzz about the $65+ Billion-dollar purchase of Activision/Blizzard by Microsoft. It has been seen as an opening shot in a new stage in the console wars and is, even now, under review by the FTC. However,…
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UEFI Bootkits and Malware are Becoming More Common as Attackers Refine their Techniques.
Posted on Wednesday, 09 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) was designed to replace the old and outdated BIOS (Baic Input Output System). The older BIOS setup was slow and not very secure. It gave attackers several entry points for infection and persistence at that…
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Facebook’s History Gives Concerns about Social Stalking and Abuse in the Metaverse
Posted on Wednesday, 09 February 2022
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My Ramblings
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Sean Kalinich
Facebook has not had the best history when it comes to handling online bullying, social stalking and even sexual abuse and exploitation. They do have and are continuing to develop tools to fight against this, but for the most part…
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Microsoft Begins Blocking their Own App Web Installer Files
Posted on Tuesday, 08 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
The concept of the app as opposed to the application is one of those nuanced distinctions that miss many people. When it comes to a mobile device an app is a bundle that that allows the installation of an application…
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Android Banking Trojan Medusa Piggybacking on FluBot’s Deliver System
Posted on Tuesday, 08 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
The rise of the smart device meant that more and more people were going to be using these for more than just communication. Mobile banking, mobile home automation, mobile car monitoring, you name it, there is probably an app for…
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Microsoft is Finally Blocking Downloaded Macros by Default in Office
Posted on Tuesday, 08 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
Back in the late 90s’ the first macro viruses appeared on the scene. The leveraged a feature of Microsoft Office that allowed a malware developer to execute programmed instructions via the office interface. This new option opened a lot of…
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Meta’s $10 Billion Metaverse losses, Are They Normal or an Indication?
Posted on Monday, 07 February 2022
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My Ramblings
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Sean Kalinich
There has been a lot of talk about Meta’s The Reality Labs department losing $10 Billion on devilment of Metaverse. Mant articles have focused on the negative and the overall amount of money lost while others have chosen to focus…
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CISA Sends “Patch Now” Notice on MS Vulnerability Patched in January
Posted on Monday, 07 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
A vulnerability disclosed and patched in January is rearing its ugly head. Identified as CVE-2022-21882, this vulnerability affects Windows 10, 11 and Windows Server. On its own it is a significant threat since is allows for a privilege escalation that…
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Golang Becoming a Primary Language in the Attacker’s Tool Kit
Posted on Monday, 07 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
The Go Programing Language (Go or Golang) was developed back in 2007 by a few engineers who were working at Google at the time. Go was launched in 2009 as an open-source programing language and it is primarily used in…
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New Bug in Container Deployment Tool, Argo, Puts Container Environments at Risk
Posted on Monday, 07 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
Containers are a popular item with cloud-based infrastructure. The idea of running low-cost (from a resource standpoint) systems to handle work loads while maintaining a higher level of security is a nice one. Making this type of decision does not…
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Recent North Korean Internet Outages Potentially Caused by One Person with a Grudge
Posted on Friday, 04 February 2022
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Security Talk
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Sean Kalinich
In early January 2021 North Korean hackers were in the midst of a campaign targeting western security researchers. They were looking to gather tools, vulnerability information and anything else of value they could get. The US, after learning about this…
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