How to defeat malware

In my experience the best anti-malware software is Malwarebytes  When your Antivirus software can’t find the malware, then download malwarebytes and clean the systems. especially those Point of Sale systems that seem to be infected by the  Russian cyber gangs.   The Malwarebytes blog is also a good read

Why perform Alpha Scans on a regular basis?

People are always asking me – “Why should I have you run an Alpha scan for me?” Because a hacker may have been there already – not a “good” ethical hacker, but the Black hat  variety: As the Internet Storm Center discusses today: the Infosec community forum post  There are certain ports that should not … Read more

Nmap an excellent tool for scanning

nmap.org  has some info, but we also review sites with insight into scanning.    Nmap is short for Network Mapper. Ethical hacking – Penetration Testing  By Bhargav Tandel Nix Craft  also a good site about nmap insights  NixCraft is an online community of new and seasoned Linux / Unix sysadmins who want to make the … Read more

Test your Bash Shell

how to test for vulnerable Bash shell: Execute the following: $ env x='() { :;}; echo vulnerable’ bash -c “echo this is a test” on the command line, if it comes back with this is a test then the system is vulnerable If the system returns: bash: warning: x: ignoring function definition attempt bash: error … Read more

Who to trust to “hack your systems”?

Taosecurity has an interesting post.  Is your network a jumble of wires andnetwork equipment but not yet ordered? Hiring a 19 year old hacker without an Associates degree and some hacking knowledge does not make a secure corporate environment. The ststaement by blogger Richard Bejtlich “Young has repeatedly assigned Brewer to hack into Butler’s computer system. … Read more