What cyber threats the future brings to us? An analysis of the cybersecurity strategies of Canada, New Zealand, the UK, the US, and Australia.
Category: Security

Removing Secrets From Your Source Code
This article explains how to keep your software repositories free of passwords, tokens, and private keys.

Ukraine Power Grid Cyberattacks
How the Sandworm hacking team tried to disrupt power supply in Ukraine. An analysis of the three attacks in cyberspace.

Cyberwar and Cyberterrorism: What is the Difference?
Introduction The terms cyberwarfare and cyberterrorism are both used since the 1990s for describing adverse events in cyberspace. Even though the three-decade history of cyberwarfare and cyberterrorism, academic communities could not agree on a widely accepted definition of these terms and draw a clear line between the two types of cyber events.

Wireless (in)security in Canberra CBD
Due to the strict COVID-19 policies in Australia, the BSides Canberra hacker conference was back in mid-April 2021. My visit was a good excuse to take my pwnagotchi for a walk in Canberra, and draw some conclusions of the Wi-Fi security practices of the Australian capital city.
For those not familiar with the pwnagotchi project, it makes Wi-Fi password auditing fun again. A pwnagotchi device is essentially bettercap installed on a Pi Zero, allowing to capture Wi-Fi packets on the go. The captured Wi-Fi packets are automatically uploaded to third-party services, and then analysed to reveal weak wireless passwords (PSKs) of the nearby wireless access points.

3 Cyber Security Tips for Small Business Owners
How to keep your small business secure from cyber attacks? With the following three simple measures, you can quickly improve the risk profile of your company.