The term "phishing" can be traced back to the 1970's, when a group of hackers known as "phreaks" would experiment with ways to get in and out of network systems. The earliest phreakers began with telephone systems and mimicked tones to get unauthorized calls to connect. Once they could trick the system into letting [...]

In the wake of the terrorist attacks in France on 13 November, 2015, much attention has been given to how terrorist networks communicate securely over Internet connections. This online activity has led many to look deeper at online behavior. Likewise, illegal activity has led many to look deeper vulnerable networks of industrial systems. In [...]

This post, we take a look at Botnets: what they are, how they work, and how they are shaping the foundations for future software security efforts. A botnet is a collaboration of many computers working together to accomplish a task. On the face, this seems harmless enough. When one considers that most botnets are [...]

The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) in Los Angeles, California was affected by a malware attack on 05 February. What followed was a series of misquoted ransom demands, conflicting response messages, and jumbled reports of the sequence of events. By 15 February, the hospital reported that they had restored services and were back in [...]