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OpenAI has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft to review its partnership, which could lead to the company’s transformation into a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). If the trans...
Windows 11 users who have installed the September 2025 Update might think that practically nothing changes. At first glance, KB5065426 looks like a normal small patch that Microsoft distributes to eve...
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted Ukrainian Volodymyr Tymoshchuk on seven counts of computer hacking and extortion. He is considered one of the most dangerous hackers of recent years. The in...
In a dramatic reversal, Nepal has lifted the nationwide social media blackout imposed last week after it sparked massive youth protests and caused at least 19 deaths, according to local media. The dec...
The post-COVID macro political movements, including ongoing conflicts, have prompted a majority of states to shift their medium- to long-term political objectives. Clearly, a paradigm shift has been v...
Electronic warfare (EW) between the USA, China, South and North Korea (part two)
North Korea’s cyberwarfare and its cyber army (part one)
Making the cyber world a safer and better place: an interview with W1ntermute
Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, pioneers of programmable computing
Dharma/Crysis: Overview and adversary tracking
Avoiding the fis-hack-erman’s hook (aka Detecting a Phishing email)
Electronic warfare (EW) between the USA, China, South and North Korea (part two)
Olivia Terragni - December 17th, 2021
Author: Olivia TerragniPubblication Date: 13/12/2021 Given that North Korean cyberattacks are not a future threat, but already a FACT, we are already wondering how to deal with the election of...
North Korea’s cyberwarfare and its cyber army (part one)
Olivia Terragni - December 17th, 2021
Author: Olivia Terragni Pubblication date: 13/12/2021 During the night, only one bright spot lights up in North Korea: the city of Pyongyang. Perhaps, due to the dark that surrounds it,...
Making the cyber world a safer and better place: an interview with W1ntermute
Olivia Terragni - November 12th, 2021
Author: Olivia terragni Pubblication Date: 11/11/2021 W1ntermute aka Sofya Ivanov is a woman who works in the cybersecurity industry as a network security analyst and open-source intelligence (OSINT) specialist. This...
Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, pioneers of programmable computing
Antonio Piovesan - October 4th, 2021
Author: Antonio Piovesan Pubblication date: 28/09/2021 Introduction - Age of machines Great Britain, middle decades of the 19th century, times of unprecedented engineering ambitions. Engineering, transportation, communications, architecture, science and...
Dharma/Crysis: Overview and adversary tracking
Emanuele De Lucia - September 17th, 2021
Author: Emanuele De Lucia Pubblication date: 17/09/2021 This report presents an overview about Dharma/Crysis ransomware. This piece of malware is often observed as late-stage payload in attacks against internet-facing systems,...
Avoiding the fis-hack-erman’s hook (aka Detecting a Phishing email)
Antonio Piovesan - August 22nd, 2021
Author: Antonio PiovesanPubblication Date: 09/08/2021 With the increase of ransomware infections - often instigated through phishing emails, it's very important/crucial to take proactive measures to help protect yourself and your...
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