Many novices to cybersecurity underestimate the importance of social engineering. More experienced hands understand that social engineering is probably the greatest threat to our networks. Many of the most significant hacks in history had a social engineering element including; BlackEnergy3 attack against Ukraine’s power grid Target POS 2016 Presidential Campaign and DCCC email hack […]
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Welcome back, my aspiring cyberwarriors! At the dawn of the Information Age, passwords emerged as the preeminent method for verifying identity. Over half a century later, the password persists as the most common form of digital authentication, securing everything from computers and bank accounts to social media and mobile devices. As cyberattacks grow more sophisticated, security […]
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Welcome back, my aspiring cyberwarriors! Over the years, Microsoft Windows operating system, the world’s most widely used OS, has been riddled with security vulnerabilities. As the years have gone by and Microsoft has become more security conscience, the number of critical vulnerabilities has waned, but every so often we find another that make the […]
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Strategies for Password Cracking in Cybersecurity Welcome back, my aspiring cyberwarriors! People often ask, how do I crack passwords? The answer is that there are many ways and it is important that you think strategically to prevent many hours and days fruitlessly. For instance, trying to brute force a hash of long and complex password […]
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Welcome back, my aspiring cyberwarriors! We all know that when pictures are taken, they contain Exif data. This EXIF data includes such things as the camera used, the date the aperature used, and the GPS data. In the early years of social media, all this data was left into the photos that you uploaded to […]
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Welcome back, my aspiring cyberwarriors! We are in the age of artificial intelligence! It will change our daily lives and work lives in dramatic ways that are still hard to predict. We can say for sure that if you don’t embrace artificial intelligence, you career in cybersecurity will be short-lived. At the very least, […]
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Welcome back, aspiring cyberwarriors! As you know, Hackers-Arise has been deeply involved in the cyberwar to help save Ukraine from the brutal Russian aggression. As part of that effort, we were asked by the Ukrainian military to hack IP cameras throughout Ukraine in order to spy on Russian activities. As part of that […]
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Welcome back, my aspiring cyberwarriors! Hacking IP cameras has always had a bit of voyeuristic appeal to the aspiring cyberwarrior. Many want to be able to watch people (girlfriends, spouses, and colleagues) without being detected. This is a more basic application of this skill. The higher-level application of these skills concerns the strategic interests of […]
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Welcome back, my rookie cyberwarriors! In recent weeks, a series of sophisticated cyber attacks has once again exposed critical vulnerabilities in the Signaling System 7 (SS7) protocol, a fundamental component of global telecommunications infrastructure that manages call routing, SMS messaging, and cellular network interoperability. These security breaches, detected across multiple major U.S. telecommunications carriers […]
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Welcome back, my aspiring cyberwarriors! In our modern digital era, mobile or cellular networks are the dominant mode of communication. People use mobile networks to talk, text, and data communication. Cellular networks have become an essential means of communication for people around the world. About 80% of the terrestrial world is accessible to a […]
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