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Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

The Sleuth Kit enables administrators to analyze file system data via a library of command-line tools for investing disk images. Be it advanced locks, encryption barriers, or deleted and unknown content, the UFED (Universal Forensic Extraction Device) can extract physical and logical data.

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Security Keys

Imperial Violet

The first instance of this that Google can find is from Bill Gates in 2004 , although I suspect it wasn’t the first. In practice, however, the key handle is always an encrypted version of the private key itself (or a generating seed). Maybe I should start a GitHub repo of sample code for that in various libraries.

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The History of Malware: A Primer on the Evolution of Cyber Threats

IBM Big Data Hub

In the case of double-extortion ransomware attacks, malware is used to not only encrypt the victim’s data but also exfiltrate sensitive files, such as customer information, which attackers then threaten to release publicly. Once taking root, Mydoom would hijack a victim’s computer to email out more copies of itself.

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Top SD-WAN Solutions for Enterprise Security

eSecurity Planet

Built-in edge security, including encryption , URL filtering, and malware protection Cloud-agnostic branch connectivity, SaaS optimization, and IaaS integrations Application aware enterprise NGFW, Snort IPS, and malware sandboxing Microsegmentation and identity-based policy management Self-healing firmware to prevent exploitation of vulnerabilities.

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