Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Details are in the Microsoft blog: We have published our in-depth analysis of the Solorigate backdoor malware (also referred to as SUNBURST by FireEye), the compromised DLL that was deployed on networks as part of SolarWinds products, that allowed attackers to gain backdoor access to affected devices.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Marco Ramilli, founder and CEO at cyber security firm Yoroi has explained how to use Microsoft Powerpoint as Malware Dropper. The evidence comes from traffic analysis where the identified pattern sends (HTTP POST) data on browser history and specifically crafted files under User – AppData to specific PHP pages.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2020

Police conducted searches of the suspects’ residences and offices and seized more than $ 200,000 worth of computer equipment, weapons, ammunition and cash. Binance also partnered with TRM Labs, a blockchain analysis firm that focuses on fraud detection. “According to this fact, a criminal case under Part 2 of Art.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Today I’d like to share a quick analysis resulted by a very interesting email which claimed to deliver a SOC “weekly report” on the victim email. Technical Analysis. Analysis of dropped and executed file (emotet). I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. Emotet Depacked.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

Security researcher Marco Ramilli presents a comparative analysis of attacks techniques adopted by the Iran-Linked OilRig APT group. Today I’d like to share a comparative analysis of OilRig techniques mutation over time. The original post and other interesting analysis are published on the Marco Ramilli’s blog: [link].

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

Cyber security expert Marco Ramilli explains the difficulties for scraping the ‘TOR networks’ and how to enumerate hidden-services with s crapers. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. I do have a MD in computer engineering and a PhD on computer security from University of Bologna.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2019

So, I came up with this blog post and this GitHub repository where I proposed a new testing-set based on a modified version of Malware Instruction Set for Behavior-Based Analysis , also referred as MIST. The original post along many other interesting analysis are available on the Marco Ramilli blog: [link]. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CGI

MAY 13, 2018

To get the most from blockchain in government, a sharing mindset is needed. When I was at university earning my Masters in Computer Science, I devoted a lot of my coursework to distributed computing. federal government. It also requires thorough analysis of business considerations (e.g., Importance of governance.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

This is not going to be a full path analysis so If you are interested in a more complete one, including dissection steps on final payloads, please refer to some of my previous analysis ( HERE , HERE , HERE ) or to Yoroi’s Blog. If you are interested on follow a full detailed analysis path, please take a look to Yoroi’s Blog.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

Security expert Marco Ramilli has analyzed the recently leaked APT34 hacking tool tracked as Jason – Exchange Mail BF. Today I want to share a quick analysis on a new leaked APT34 Tool in order to track similarities between APT34 public available toolsets. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2019

While the second side of the conditional branch is quite a normal behavior match "VirtualBox|VMware|KVM" ,which tries to avoid the execution on virtual environments (trying to avoid detection and analysis), the first side is quite interesting. But let’s move on the analysis. Security Affairs – targeted attack, hacking).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Yoroi security firm uncovered a targeted attack against one of the most important companies in the Italian Naval Industry leveraging MartyMcFly Malware. Today I’d like to share an interesting analysis of a Targeted Attack found and dissected by Yoroi (technical details are available here ).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

For this reason I believe it would be interesting to understand how MBR works and how is it possible to write a boot loader program, this skill will help you during the analysis of your next Boot Loader Malware. When you press the power button you are providing the right power to every electronic chips who needs it. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Within these government labs and agencies, taking place is a groundswell of innovation in deep technology cyber disciplines to the tune of billions of dollars annually over the past three decades. Kleiner was the founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Perkins was an early Hewlett-Packard computer division manager.)

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Advances in the use of polymers revolutionized everything from food packaging to electronics, telecommunication and medicine. But how exactly will artificial intelligence help bridge the information security skills gap? And even with the help of machine learning algorithms, what kinds of security work is still best left to humans?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 3, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) recently revised its policy on charging violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a 1986 law that remains the primary statute by which federal prosecutors pursue cybercrime cases. ” What constitutes “good faith security research?”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The analysis of a malicious email revealed a possible raising interest of the TA505 cybercrime gang in system integrator companies. The domain was protected by a Panama company to hide its real registrant and this condition rang a warning bell on the suspected email so that it required a manual analysis in order to investigate its attachment.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2019

The Europol confirmed that Webstresser.org had 136,000 registered users and was used to target online services from banks, government institutions, police forces and the gaming world. The post Law enforcement worldwide hunting users of DDoS-for-Hire services appeared first on Security Affairs. webstresser.org. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Today I’d like to share a simple analysis based on a fascinating threat that I like to call Sustes (you will see name genesis in a bit). In this scenario, it is used to make money at the expense of computer users by abusing the infected computer to mine Monero, a cryptocurrency. XMRIG prove 1.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Advances in the use of polymers revolutionized everything from food packaging to electronics, telecommunication and medicine. But how exactly will artificial intelligence help bridge the information security skills gap? And even with the help of machine learning algorithms, what kinds of security work is still best left to humans?

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Advances in the use of polymers revolutionized everything from food packaging to electronics, telecommunication and medicine. But how exactly will artificial intelligence help bridge the information security skills gap? And even with the help of machine learning algorithms, what kinds of security work is still best left to humans?

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 26, 2023

Cloud computing offers the potential to redefine and personalize customer relationships, transform and optimize operations, improve governance and transparency, and expand business agility and capability. In 2017, 94% of hospitals used electronic clinical data from their EHR.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2018

During the analysis time, only really few Antivirus (6 out of 60) were able to “detect” the sample. reg file to enumerate tons of security tools that have been widely used by analysts to analyze Malware. The attacker enumerates 571 possible analysis tools that should not be present on the target machine (Victim).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Obfuscation comes to make the analysis harder and harder, but once you overcome that stage you would probably see a VBA code looking like the following one. In your next VBA Macro analysis keep in mind those stereotypes and speed up your analysis. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.

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ARMA International

JUNE 11, 2019

Edge computing is increasingly associated with at least two “trending” terms in the IT and information arenas: Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). Broadly speaking, the term refers to computing that’s done at or near the source of the data. With similar speed, the topic is finding its way into the public domain.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

.” No More Ransom was founded in 2016 by the Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab. The project now boasts 16 associate partners, including Emsisoft, Trend Micro, Bitdefender, Avast, Bleeping Computer, Cisco, Check Point, Tesorion, McAfee, ESET, CERT_PL, Eleven Paths, KISA, the French Police, and F-Secure.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This means imagining the “art of the possible” for a new future using a cloud computing model to deliver transformative change. While these RIM practices are still important to help ensure governance, compliance, and manage risks, it is also important to realize that information is both a product and a service. Intelligent Capture.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 22, 2016

In announcing the settlement with North Memorial, OCR Director Jocelyn Samuels noted that North Memorial had overlooked “[t]wo major cornerstones of the HIPAA Rules” by failing to enter into compliant BAAs and conducting a risk analysis. The resolution agreement requires North Memorial to pay $1.55 Feinstein Institute.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

For this reason I believe it would be interesting to understand how MBR works and how is it possible to write a boot loader program, this skill will help you during the analysis of your next Boot Loader Malware. When you press the power button you are providing the right power to every electronic chips who needs it. Pierluigi Paganini.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This means imaging the “art of the possible” for a new future using a cloud computing model to deliver transformative change. Gartner (2021) has two related definitions: Digital Transformation: “can refer to anything from IT modernization (for example, cloud computing), to digital optimization, to the invention of new digital business models.”

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eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 18, 2018

These rules govern the procedure in all civil actions and proceedings in the United States district courts, except as stated in Rule 81. Principle 4 of the Sedona Conference Commentary on Proportionality in Electronic Discovery states that “The application of proportionality should be based on information rather than speculation.”

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eDiscovery Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

In this session, hear leading national experts with perspectives from major law firms, federal law enforcement, and computer forensics as we examine recent case law, practical technical challenges, current issues—including the regulation of self-driving cars, and the legal considerations of IoT data tracking. Ball, P.C.

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eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Platform Description: CloudNine is an integrated, automated proprietary software offering which allows users to immediately upload, review, and produce electronic documents. Platform Technology: CloudNine is a secure, web-accessible, SaaS-delivered offering that allows immediate use of ESI without additional downloads or implementation steps.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2020

Nowadays Iran’s Cybersecurity capabilities are under the microscope, experts warn about a possible infiltration of the Iranian government. agencies and security experts warn about a possible cybersecurity infiltration from Iranian government and alert to increase cybersecurity defensive levels. Conclusion.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Should privacy be considered a “burden” under the proportionality analysis required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 26(b)? 3 As a result, an emerging consensus of courts and commentators has concluded that privacy interests may — and indeed, should — be considered as part of the proportionality analysis required under Rule 26(b)(1).

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Naturally, database vendors are leading providers of database security tools, and a growing number of cloud-based database providers are moving deeper into the data security space. Security is paramount. Starting our list of the top database security vendors is the multinational cloud computing company, Alibaba Cloud.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Since the inception of data forensics almost forty years ago, methods for investigating security events have given way to a market of vendors and tools offering digital forensics software (DFS). Autopsy is its GUI and a digital forensics platform used widely in public and private computer system investigations to boost TSK’s abilities.

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