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How to perform a CSRF attack

Hello All, In my latest YouTube video, I show you how to perform a CSRF attack ( Cross Site Request Forgery). This type of attack allows an attacker to hijack a browser section to push a user to do something without knowing like changing his or her password.     This type of attack can […]

Free Cyber security training from cybrary.it

  Hello Everyone, I wanted to do a little write-up on Cybrary.it     So I don’t normally review things like this, but I recently came across this site, I have personally been using it for skills training and it’s awesome. They offer their own certification path and the courses are very well created. As […]

Endian UTM install and Review

I took the time to explore the Endian  UTM that I came across on the interwebs.   This UTM is a good choice for the home user it comes with the standard tools like CLAMAV and SNORT  it’s a lightweight UTM. As with most LINUX  based UTM’S such as Untangle and Sophos you will need […]

Is your Private MPLS network really private ?

This is a question that security professionals must ask themselves. The notion that the private networks we rely on to be secured against public access can be compromised. What if I told you that your MPLS network is not 100% private you may ask how an attacker can gain access to a secured private network […]

Why is IOT a threat to internet security ?

  The new wave of the internet is among us; we are now in the era of IOT “Internet of things”  sensors and devices that connect to the internet from home IP camera to your fridge. This wonderful new era comes with a new challenge for security  professionals Some of the questions you need to […]

How can ISP’s help with DDoS mitigation ?

  We have seen it time and time again DDoS attacks against organizations causing network interruptions and downtime . These Organizations at times are hopeless at the hands of the attackers sometimes even for ransom. Think of a small or medium business with a 50Mbps internet connection that is getting attacked what options does that […]

Massive DDOS takes down a key piece of internet infrastructure

Yesterday we saw a massive DDOS attack against a crucial piece of internet infrastructure the DNS ( Domain Name Service) the DNS is responsible;e for name resolution, for example, resolving google.ca to its IP address. Without this service, a user would need to remember the IP address of their favorite website. Yesterday a major hosted […]

Ransomware infection the least secure machine is the weakest link

Hello Everyone, In my recent video, I show you how fast a ransomware infection can spread to a machine even with antivirus Ransomware is a serious issue that is on the rise the issue with ransomware is its destruction and the rate of which it is spreading. Often leaving organizations with 2 options support the […]

SSH Research Centre Now Online

Hey Everyone, A little while ago I mentioned I wanted to make a page available for those who want to see the behavior of nefarious ssh traffic. As you may know, I run  SSH Honeypots around the web I have now aggregated the stats to one site where you can see the types of attacks […]

Installing Splunk on Debian and an Overview of Splunk

Splunk is a Big data tool that uses logs from many different devices that allow administrators to run analysis on and gather stats on the systems they are running. See the below video to learn how to install Splunk and run your first search https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oJi91eRU1s      

Apricorn Aegis secure USB drive hands on review

Thank you to Apricorn for sending me a demo unit of their Aegis secure USB drive to review Check out their website  @ http://www.apricorn.com/ you can also  watch my  video below for my full review   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G45AstDdn-A

Aegis Secure USB Key by Apricorn

Another cool gadget I saw at the Toronto Tech Security Conference was ultra-secure USB storage by Apricorn http://www.apricorn.com. Now, this is cool their product is a secure USB thumb drive or SSD portable hard-drive it features built-in encryption built into the chip meaning no software needed on the PC.   They have a wide range […]