Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2022
In today’s technological world, educating people about cybersecurity awareness is an absolute necessity. According to one report, 82% of data breaches involved the human element, from social attacks to misuse of technologies. These errors are not always entirely preventable, as some level of human error is inevitable, but proper training in cybersecurity awareness can greatly […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2021
The US DoJ announced a new Cyber Fellowship program for training prosecutors and attorneys on cybersecurity. The US DoJ announced a new Cyber Fellowship program for training selected prosecutors and attorneys on cyber threat and threat actors. The course is coordinated through the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section. The training aims at […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 10, 2015
The Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched this week #CyberChoices campaign that targets parents of youngsters aged 12-15 to explain them how it is easy to be involved in cyber criminal activities. Are script kiddies a real threat? The Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) thinks so and launched a campaign to discourage teens from hacking activities […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 17, 2015
Despite DHS components have strengthened coordination in performing their cyber missions a recent audit made by the OIG has found several security issues. Among the missions assigned to the DHS there is the coordination of activities related to the prevention, mitigation and recovery from cyber incidents, the Department also oversees the IT security of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 11, 2015
A team of experts hacked three UK politicians while they were using unsecured WiFi networks to demonstrate the risks they are daily exposed. Public Wi-Fi networks are dangerous places for our digital identity, we have explained several times the risks related to the connections to open WiFi hotspots. Security experts have explained these risks to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 14, 2013
The Hacker Academy provides a unique learning experience, teaching infosec from the hacker’s perspective. Password cracking is one of the most popular methods used to gain unauthorized access to a computer system. Using cracking to Obtain password hashes is something you can do with physical or remote access to a system. John the Ripper is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 14, 2012
The situation in Iran is becoming really critic, time go by and every diplomatic solution is not realizable. We have western countries disturbed by an aggressive policy of the government in Tehran, defiant as ever, that risks trigger a dangerous situation in the Middle East undermining the unstable equilibrium of the whole area. Many time […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2012
Every day we exchange personal information with colleagues, friends and unknown people with no idea how they are treated and for what use they will be managed. Telephone number, email address or driver’s license number are example of the data we provide ordinary using new media channels like internet and the social networks. The use […]
