Bro is an open-source network analysis framework and security monitoring application. It can perform signature and behavior-based analysis and detection, but the bulk of what it does is behavior-based analysis and detection. Features include the ability to: Detect brute-force attacks against network services like
This past weekend, the public signing key that Google issues to sign and authenticate packages distributed through its Linux repositories has changed, resulting in users, perhaps yourself included, seeing various errors thrown up by the package manager. If you’ve run an 'apt-update' since
Just yesterday, I had a WhatsApp voice conversation with my sister where we spoke about buying cars at a popular auctioneer in Samrand. When I checked my Instagram later on in the evening, no less than three adverts regarding that same auctioneer hounded me
Over the years, Google's reCAPTCHA has mousily moved on from just having users decipher distorted text, the past street numbers, to the infamous "I'm not a robot" tickbox. But now, you just don't get anything at all. While this system was limited
The Xavier info-stealing ad library has spread to 800 Android apps in the Google Play Store leaving millions of users potentially at risk of infection. Trend Micro has detected a threat by Android applications available on Google Play which at one time embedded the
I'm serious. Even if you’re not a celebrity, you probably have something to lose by having your personal information held at ransom. Over time a few high profile individuals have been seen covering their webcams with all sorts of peripherals available on the
A bug has been identified in sudo’s get_process_ttyname(). This significant vulnerability in the sudo command on SELinux enabled systems granting root access to anyone with a shell account. Basically, a local user with privileges to execute commands via sudo could potentially
We all tend to keep a significant amount of personal information on our phones even if we are silently aware of any looming threats that may exist. That is why
A firewall is either a software program or piece of hardware that acts as a network security device monitoring incoming and outgoing network traffic, helps screen out hackers, viruses, and worms that try to reach your computer over the Internet and decides whether to
With the threats abound in the world today, one cannot be expected to know each vulnerability that exists in their current firewall. But it's increasingly important information to know, for instance, that penetration tests aren't the be all end all of the vigilence against
The United Kingdom's National Health Service has experienced the worst effects of last month’s WannaCry ransomware attack. In just the last week, the universal health care provider, which has
Boston, Massachussetts based software company Rapid7 has confirmed a vulnerability in their system on over 104 000 computers running the widely used free networking Linux software Samba. This flaw in
It has been a very tumultuous two weeks for the cyber-security community since the WannaCry attack plagued users across the globe. Its clever use of a Windows loophole is unparalleled
