Lessons Learned from the US Federal Government’s Ongoing Deployment of SPF and DMARC

January 1, 2018

SPF and DMARC are standards that describe how the origins of email messages should be verified, to prevent email spoofing.…

How to install YARA and write basic YARA rules to identify malware

June 15, 2017

YARA is described as "The pattern matching Swiss knife for malware researchers (and everyone else)". Think of it as like…

How to run graphical Linux applications on Windows 10 using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

June 11, 2017

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) was introduced by Microsoft in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. It allows users to…

WannaCry ransomware analysis: Samples date back to at least early February 2017

May 18, 2017

The WannaCry ransomware worm has spread panic and destruction as it infects hundreds of thousands of systems around the world;…

Google Pixel phones can be unlocked with a recording of a trusted voice by default

October 23, 2016

The headline feature of the new Google Pixel phones is deep integration between the operating system and the Google Assistant…

Android 7.1 adds native android visual voicemail support for Verizon

October 20, 2016

After upgrading my Nexus 6P on Verizon to the Android 7.1.1 beta, I discovered that Visual Voicemail in the native…

PSA: The latest Google Chrome release trips EMET’s EAF+ mitigation

September 9, 2016

When Google Chrome updated to 53.0.2785.101 on my Windows systems, I encountered an onslaught of alerts from EMET, which was…

HHS: Ransomware encryption of ePHI is a HIPAA breach

August 23, 2016

As a growing number of medical facilities are struck by ransomware, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…

Prevent ransomware from succeeding with strategic defense-in-depth

August 22, 2016

Ransomware has become the weapon of choice for financially motivated cybercriminals. Individuals, hospitals, businesses, schools, police departments, and government agencies…

DoJ v. Apple: It’s all about the precedent

March 21, 2016

By now, you've probably heard something about the ongoing legal battle between Apple and the Department of Justice. "DoJ v.…