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Welcome back, my aspiring cyber warriors! In an earlier tutorial, I tried to explain some of the basic concepts and terms of cryptography. Not only are those terms and concepts key to becoming effective in the world of cyber security, but they are required to pass such certification exams such as the CISSP, CCSP, CWA, […]

Welcome back, my aspiring cyber warriors! Hackers-Arise just announced its first annual cyber warrior tutorial contest! Anyone is eligible to enter and the deadline is March 30. First prize is $500, a Subscriber spot at Hacker-Arise and an intern position here at Hackers-Arise. Second prize is a Subscriber spot and a autographed copy of Master […]

Welcome back, my hacker novitiates! If you have been following this new Snort series, you know that Snort is the world’s most widely used intrusion detection/protection system. Now a part of the world’s largest network equipment company, Cisco, it is likely to be found everywhere in one form or another. This makes a compelling argument […]

Welcome back, my tenderfoot hackers! As you should know from before, Snort is the most widely deployed intrusion detection system (IDS) in the world, and every hacker and IT security professional should be familiar with it. Hackers need to understand it for evasion, and IT security professionals to prevent intrusions. So a basic understanding of […]

Finally! “Mr. Robot” is back! The first episode of season 3 did not disappoint. Elliot is back and hacking again! The 5/9 hack of Evil Corporation has left the world in chaos and the economy crippled. There is no electricity, no banking system and little Internet access. Elliot is feeling responsible and bit guilty. The […]

Mr. Robot Returns October 11! As most of you know, Mr. Robot is my favorite TV show. The storyline is familiar to most of us in the White Hat Hacker community. Elliot is an asocial, cyber-security engineer by day and a white hat, vigilante hacker by night. He is enticed by the black hat/social reform […]

This past week, NSA contractor Reality Winner, was caught and arrested for leaking information to the Interecept. This was evidence that the NSA had collected that clearly showed how the Russian hackers had attempted (maybe successfully) to hack the U.S. election system. This may be the MOST definitive evidence of how the Russians hacked the […]