Cybersecurity is more critical in the digital era. Businesses are very dependent on technology and the power of the internet, and cyber-attack threats loom imminently. Protection against the revelation of sensitive information or intellectual property thus climbs to the forefront of many companies’ agendas worldwide. Meet Andrew: District Forensics and Incident Response Consultant Andrew is […]
A Business VS an Advanced Persistent Threats APT
NSA close to failure
Phase Seven: Exfiltration The atmosphere in the NSA office was thick with tension. Unwound was their carefully crafted plan, slowly unwinding before their eyes. The once reliable implant—a product of countless hours of research and development—now wreaked havoc on the administrator’s computer; its presence was a ticking time bomb, waiting to explode and unravel the […]
The Collapse of Mt. Gox: A Deep Dive into the Bitcoin Exchange’s Downfall
Introduction Imagine a financial system that’s not tied to any specific country, is both anonymous and transparent, and entirely digital. This was the promise of Bitcoin. Among the first to harness this potential was Mt. Gox, a pioneering Bitcoin exchange that, at its peak, handled 70% of all Bitcoin transactions worldwide. However, what began as […]
Red Rooms and their working on the dark web
Introduction To most, the dark web is an ominous place with images of the underworld and illegal acts. Among the very top in that list is the legend of Red Rooms. These are websites where, supposedly, pay-per-view viewers can watch live-streamed videos of murders, among other such acts of violence. But precisely what are Red […]