Israeli Scientists Accidentally Reveal Classified Information

According to this story (non-paywall English version here), Israeli scientists released some information to the public they shouldn't have.

Defense establishment officials are now trying to erase any trace of the secret information from the web, but they have run into difficulties because the information was copied and is found on a number of platforms.

Those officials have managed to ensure that the Haaretz article doesn't have any actual information about the information. I have reason to believe the information is related to Internet security. Does anyone know more?

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Facebook’s New Policy Bans All Ads Promoting Cryptocurrencies

Facebook announced on Tuesday its plans to ban all ads that promote Bitcoin and other digital currency exchanges, initial coin offerings (ICOs) and binary options. The social network said the new policy aims to protect users from scams, describing such financial services as “frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices.” In a company blog […]… Read More

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Scarab ransomware: new variant changes tactics

We've found that a variant of the Scarab ransomware, called Scarabey, is distributed via a different technique, with a different payload code, and a new target: Russia. Scarabey, like most ransomware, is designed to demand a Bitcoin payment from its victims after encrypting files on their systems. However, instead of being distributed via Necurs malspam like the original Scarab, Scarabey was found targeting Russian users and being distributed via RDP/manual dropping on servers and systems. Categories: Malware Threat analysis Tags: Necurs malspamransomwareransomware variantScarabscarabey (Read more...)

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CRISC Domain #1: IT Risk Identification

The CRISC Exam consists of 4 domains, and this writing focuses on the first one. Often regarded as an adverse event, a risk is the likelihood of event to happen along with its concomitant...

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XKCD, Campaign Fundrasing Emails

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Advanced User Imports | JumpCloud PowerShell Module

PowerShell has been enabling admins to interact with their directory in unique ways for years now. With it, many of the monotonous tasks of everyday IT can be automated and...

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Autopsy Computer Forensics Platform Overview

Autopsy: a platform overview Autopsy is the graphical user interface (GUI) used in The Sleuth Kit to make it simpler to operate, automating many of the procedures, and so easier to identify, sort and...

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