23andMe bankrupcy sell: Privacy concerns and escalating tensions surrounding the headline
23andMe’s bankruptcy is making constant headlines. A while back Regeneron Pharmaceuticals bought genomics firm 23andMe for $256 million,…
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Signal is in the news and for the wrong reasons, yet again
“The human is the weakest link in the security chain.” Recent events in Washington have demonstrated this cliche…
Pentesting a Windows Application: A Case Study
With time, pentesting develops into a somewhat predictable process. Years spent coding web applications now frequently result in…
Security Design Principles 101: Defense-in-Depth
In this article, we will discuss my all-time-favorite security topic: Defense-in-Depth. Encountering the secure design principle while studying…
Mitigation Strategies for Desktop and Web Applications
Lately, we’ve faced some interesting new challenges. Security layers are being implemented more frequently in the Software Development…
Stop That Thief! Says the Data Bandit: OpenAI vs DeepSeek
So it’s already all over the news, with OpenAI’s recent allegations against DeepSeek. (It took a while to…
Cybersecurity 101: Understanding Confidentiality, in the CIA Triad
Continuing with our cybersecurity fundamental series, we’ll explore one essential concept in cybersecurity – the CIA Triad. While…
The Mathematics Behind Password Strength: The Simple Truth
The conventional thinking about password security often misses important nuances. While common sense trained us to believe “p#4St49@!”…
DORA 2025: The Financial Sector’s New Cyber Reality
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will apply as of 17 January 2025, marking another checkpoint in EU’s…
Always On Guard: The Mental Health Cost of Cyber Threat Awareness
Two years ago, I joined the cybersecurity field. I began on my own, but then pursued it as…