Category: computer security
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Cybersecurity in the Age of Instant Software
Cybersecurity in the Age of Instant Software AI is rapidly changing how software is written, deployed, and used. Trends point to a future where AIs can write custom software quickly and easily: “instant software.” Taken to an extreme, it might become easier for a user to have an AI write an application on demand—a spreadsheet,…
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Top 12 Best Open Source Intelligence Tools (OSINT Tools) for Penetration Testing 2026
Top 12 Best Open Source Intelligence Tools (OSINT Tools) for Penetration Testing 2026 We all know very well that getting or gathering any information by using various tools becomes really easy. In this article, we have discussed various OSINT tools, as if we search over the internet, then there will be many different pages to…
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Top 10 Best Open Source Firewall in 2026
Top 10 Best Open Source Firewall in 2026 An open-source firewall provides network security by monitoring and controlling traffic based on predefined rules, offering transparency, flexibility, and cost savings through accessible source code that users can modify to suit specific needs. These firewalls function through essential mechanisms like traffic monitoring to analyze incoming and outgoing…
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Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism
Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism Today’s world requires us to make complex and nuanced decisions about our digital security. Evaluating when to use a secure messaging app like Signal or WhatsApp, which passwords to store on your smartphone, or what to share on social media requires us to assess risks and make judgments accordingly. Arriving…
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BitUnlocker – Multiple 0-days to Bypass BitLocker and Extract All Protected Data
BitUnlocker – Multiple 0-days to Bypass BitLocker and Extract All Protected Data Researchers have disclosed a series of critical zero-day vulnerabilities that completely bypass Windows BitLocker encryption, allowing attackers with physical access to extract all protected data from encrypted devices in a matter of minutes. The research, conducted by Alon Leviev and Netanel Ben Simon…
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Why Take9 Won’t Improve Cybersecurity
Why Take9 Won’t Improve Cybersecurity There’s a new cybersecurity awareness campaign: Take9. The idea is that people—you, me, everyone—should just pause for nine seconds and think more about the link they are planning to click on, the file they are planning to download, or whatever it is they are planning to share. There’s a website—of…
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On Generative AI Security
On Generative AI Security Microsoft’s AI Red Team just published “Lessons from Red Teaming 100 Generative AI Products.” Their blog post lists “three takeaways,” but the eight lessons in the report itself are more useful: Understand what the system can do and where it is applied. You don’t have to compute gradients to break an…
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Biden Signs New Cybersecurity Order
Biden Signs New Cybersecurity Order President Biden has signed a new cybersecurity order. It has a bunch of provisions, most notably using the US governments procurement power to improve cybersecurity practices industry-wide. Some details: The core of the executive order is an array of mandates for protecting government networks based on lessons learned from recent…