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Security experts targeted with malicious CVE PoC exploits on GitHub

Security Affairs

The experts analyzed PoCs shared on GitHub for known vulnerabilities discovered in 2017-2021, some of these repositories were used by threat actors to spread malware. During their research the experts found multiple examples of malicious PoC developed for CVEs and shared some case studies. Pierluigi Paganini.

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How to start your career in cyber security

IT Governance

A version of this blog was originally published on 8 December 2017. There has never been a better time to get into cyber security, with growing demand for experts promising increased salaries and job opportunities. In this blog, we provide tips for getting your cyber security career started no matter your background.

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NSA releases the source code of the GHIDRA reverse engineering framework

Security Affairs

In January 2019, the National Security Agency (NSA) announced the release at the RSA Conference of the free reverse engineering framework GHIDRA. The framework was first mentioned in the CIA Vault 7 dump that was leaked in 2017. GHIDRA is a multi-platform reverse engineering framework that runs on major OSs (Windows, macOS, and Linux).

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Hunting down Gooligan — retrospective analysis

Elie

This talk provides a retrospective on how during 2017 Check Point and Google jointly hunted down Gooligan – one of the largest Android botnets at the time. Beside its scale what makes Gooligan a worthwhile case-study is its heavy reliance on stolen oauth tokens to attack Google Play’s API, an approach previously unheard of in malware.

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Why the cyber security skills gap is so damaging

IT Governance

The cyber security skills gap has been growing for years, and the problem is particularly bad in the UK. All of this means that organisations are unprepared for major security incidents, which could cause substantial damage and affect business operations. However, some cyber security experts believe the skills shortage is a “myth”.

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NHS is still assessing the cost of WannaCry one year later

Security Affairs

The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care provided an update on the efforts to secure the NHS IT infrastructure, with a focus on WannaCry overall costs. The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care provided an update on the spent to secure the IT infrastructure in a report titled “ Securing cyber resilience in.