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Phishing Vulnerability Exposed with Recently Patched Windows Vulnerability

A recently patched, high-severity Windows vulnerability, CVE-2017-0199, is being used in phishing attacks to deliver malware to users - hitting 1.5 million users in Q2 of this year.

Phishing, Microsoft Office Security

Security Anthropology: How Do Organizations Differ?

Different types of organizations have different threat profiles - instead of classic benchmarking, which can be problematic, researching and creating organizational personas can help us better understand how they approach security issues.

Information Security, Security Anthropology

Examining Security Science at Black Hat 2017

Learn about the complexities of conducting security science and phishing tests - the psychological dynamics, validity of security usability studies, ethical issues, hallway testing and more.

Phishing, Black Hat

Hunting Malicious npm Packages

Duo Labs analyzes npm packages and how attackers can use malicious packages to gain access to and control over systems.

Npm Packages

Security Conference OPSEC

Get security conference OPSEC (operational security) tips from a senior security researcher who has seen it all - from trading trust for convenience to unattended personal items, learn how to lock it down when you’re on the road.

OPSEC, Operational Security, Security Conference Tips, Defcon, Black Hat